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Our weather alert radio starts beeping around lunchtime every Wednesday. If I happen to be home at that time, I ignore it: I know it’s just a weekly test of the system. “This is only a test,” it says. On the other hand, if the red light comes on during a thunderstorm and it starts sounding the alarm, saying, “This is not a test,” I might find myself wishing it were a test instead of the real thing.

But put yourself in school with a teacher saying, “this will be on

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Disclaimer: I didn’t realize that Hugh was going to blog regarding Mr. Bentley. Although I thought about not posting, I realize that we took very different angles in our approach to the subject. While Hugh’s post is much prettier than mine (oh’ he is so good!), I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night! (just kidding, but it’s all I got!)

If you have been hanging around Grace for the last few months, you have certainly been exposed to the teaching we have been moving through regarding developing discernment when it comes to spiritual gifting. As part of this development, we actually assigned a church-wide project using the actions of Todd Bentley and the “Lakeland …

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This upcoming Sunday (12.30.07) we will be having a GraceTalk with the Pastors of Grace Fellowship. One of the questions is as follows:

Can the Pastors talk some more how to “crucify the flesh” from the Freedom series? I missed the session when this was taught. I heard people discussing this perspective that I never really heard it before and thought it would be helpful to know better. The idea of “killing your desires?” Please explain?

Although we will be dealing with this question on Sunday, I was encouraged to address this subject in written form for those who may not attend or want more resources on this subject.

In Galatians 5:24 it says, And those who belong …

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As the lather builds toward the release (Dec.7) of the movie, The Golden Compass there is a movement afoot to boycott the movie. First the background of the issue and then some questions to consider and contribute to in order to have an informed decision for you and your family.

The Movie

Pete Winn correspondent for CNSNEWS reports that the Catholic League group is urging parents to avoid a new movie coming out in time for
the holidays - one which has all the fantasy appeal of “Harry Potter” and “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” as well as the special effects wizardry of “The Lord of the Rings.” But the Catholic League for Religious and …

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Have you ever wondered what TV personality Joel Osteen is trying to say and how does it jive with Biblical Christianity? Well, here’s your chance to hear a solid teacher take a swing at just this issue on a national stage. Michael Horton will appear on 60 Minutes this Sunday, October 14, to discuss the ministry of televangelist Joel Osteen and whether or not Osteen’s motivational message is more about self-help than a true representation of the Christian faith. 60 Minutes airs on CBS Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings).

Who is Michael Horton?

Dr. Horton is the J. Gresham Machen professor of systematic theology and apologetics at Westminster Seminary California, the host of the nationally syndicated broadcast …

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In Love Your God with All Your Mind, author J.P. Moreland asserts that the American culture has become filled with people who are characterized by what psychologists refer to as the “empty self.” He describes this condition as being dangerous to the Christian because it is “constituted by a set of values, motives, and habits of thought, feeling, and behavior that perverts and eliminates the life of the mind and makes maturation in the way of Christ extremely difficult.”

It’s hard to cover all of Moreland’s points about the “empty self” on a blog post short enough for anyone to read, but I am attempting it, minus his well-presented support for each point (for that, you’ll need to read

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OK, not literally, but this is just too cool…

I just discovered William Lane Craig’s podcasts through his Reasonable Faith website. I was listening to his second episode (it’s short, 12 minutes)… here were two of the questions he took during the show:

How can we, as laypeople, learn apologetics?

One of his suggestions was: “getting in some sort of a book discussion club, where you would be in with several other people, and you’d read through a book like Lee Strobel’s Case for Christ…” Or maybe J. P. Moreland’s Love Your God With All Your Mind?

How old should our children be before we start encouraging them to know this area?

I could quote

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