Though known for his commentaries on the Bible, few understand the passion and heart in this man. In his book, Method for Prayer, Henry’s love for Jesus, passion for prayer, and love of Scripture can clearly be seen. The book is divided into different methods of prayer. In each chapter Henry offers some insights but [...]

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Modern evangelical churches are prone to herd their flocks into an organized small group system, often under the administration of a Small Groups Pastor. It’s a popular idea, even with leaders of smaller churches, to mandate some sort of book to follow or a curriculum as a basis for discussion in these small groups; the [...]

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Less than half of the Labour Cabinet admits to believing in God, an exclusive Mail on Sunday survey reveals today.
Just eight out of 22 Ministers are prepared to say they are Christians, while two admit to being atheists.
Read the complete story here.

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From the Trinity Foundation, a Conference on Christianity and Roman Catholicism (9 lectures)
You may download the MP3s here:

Bleating Wolves: Evangelicals & Catholics Together, John Robbins
The Structure of the Roman Church-State, Richard Bennett
A Brief History of Roman Persecution, Richard Bennett
The Roman Church-State Doctrine of Authority, Robert Zins
Justification and the Roman Catholic Doctrine of Salvation, Richard Bennett
The [...]

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I found the following quote from Peter Kreeft’s book, Catholic Christianity, very interesting. Following the quote I will offer some thoughts to consider. (Words in italics represents specific areas of interest to me, not the author)
Why be a Catholic?
If you want to invent your own religion, do not be a Catholic. If you want to [...]

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The doctrine of justification is under considerable debate today. Traditional Evangelicals have their view, Roman Catholics theirs, Emergent types yet another, and then we have the ‘New Perspective on Paul’
Counted Righteous in Christ, by Pastor John Piper, is a most helpful book making a defense of the biblical doctrine of justification.
Are Christians merely forgiven, or [...]

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The following comes from Steve Camp at CAMPONTHIS. I have read the complete post and it is our desire to address truth and error in the same manner.
That being said, we continue to welcome your comments at this blog but we are asking you to forgo the humor and sarcasm when dealing with serious [...]

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I have read several books on the ‘Church Fathers’ but they have been published from a Catholic perspective. Yet, more and more, we hear reference being made to the ‘Church Fathers’ in evangelical circles.
I have not read Getting to Know the Church Fathers yet but I plan to. It is my hope that this book [...]

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Steve Camp, at the blog CAMPONTHIS, has written a though provoking post about ‘charging for ministry’.
Here is Camp’s opening statement
The Scriptures forbid charging for ministry (worship, preaching and teaching of God’s Word, evangelism, fellowship of the church, psalms/hymns or spiritual songs, discipleship, etc. in any circumstance or situation. It is that black and white
I would [...]

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