The word is Pastor Matt Chandler is still in surgery but doing well!

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As expected, Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal Bishop, delivered his prayer at the “Opening Inaugural Event” for President-elect Obama. (video here)
No real surprises here. Bishop Robinson prayed to the “…God of our many understandings…” By any account, given the coverage of what was to be expected from Robinson’s prayer, the Bishop’s prayer was [...]

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Consider the following statement from Bishop Gene Robinson in a recent New York Times article entitled “Gay Bishop Is Asked to Say Prayer at Inaugural Event”
Bishop Robinson said he had been reading inaugural prayers through history and was “horrified” at how “specifically and aggressively Christian they were.”
“I am very clear,” he said, “that this will [...]

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When The Gospel Coalition Council Members met last May, they individually answered on video about 130 frequently asked questions. Now each individual video can be embedded onto a blog. Check it out.
Here is one of these videos by Mike Bullmore answering the question, “How are we to interpret natural disasters? Are they necessarily a sign [...]

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Revelation 14:12: “Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.”
In every age of Church History we have witness to Saint’s who’s faith endured to the end. It is also true that many, down through the Church Age, have deserted the faith.
The [...]

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From the Times Online:
Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, believes that gay sexual relationships can “reflect the love of God” in a way that is comparable to marriage, The Times has learnt.
In his 1989 essay The Body’s Grace, Dr Williams argued that the Church’s acceptance of contraception meant that it acknowledged the validity of nonprocreative sex. [...]

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We all have sinful children that fight at times, and we are all sinners who often act from exasperation and impatience. But there is great encouragement in the gospel that Jesus gives us the power and wisdom to grow in grace. ( HT: BBC )
Can our children really learn and apply the truth of Philippians [...]

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