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The irony of reading this just after a missions conference . . .

In the gift of his Son, the revelation of his Word, the mission of the Spirit, and the institution of the Church, God has made abundant provision for the salvation of the world. That the Church has been so remiss … Continue reading

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Learning piety from pagans . . .

Bonhoeffer on learning the proper Christian response to the Third Reich’s imposition upon the German Evangelical Church (Reich Church) from Gandhi: [I]t sometimes seems to me that there’s  more Christianity in their “heathenism” than in the whole of our Reich … Continue reading

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Hutchison: The Modern Impluse in American Protestantism

Hutchison provides for the reader a concise, if not, easily readable summary of the history of modernism within American Protestantism. He traces the earliest modernist impulse back to the old Unitarians. His narrative maintains a distinction between liberalism and modernism. … Continue reading

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The Gospel – its own apologetic

From the beginning Christianity has been a proclamation, not a thesis supported by various logical arguments. The apostles called for commitment to Christ by preaching the gospel of sin, righteousness and judgment (Jn. 16:8-11). When that emphasis has been diluted … Continue reading

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Isaac Massey Haldeman: Part 2 – Early Life and Ministry

Life and Ministry Two extant sources give the historian a glimpse into the early life and ministry of Haldeman as well as an overview of his ministry. One of these is a six page “Personal History” written by Haldeman in … Continue reading

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