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Monthly Archives: September 2012
A Word About Blog Comments and My Internet Mission
I am so grateful for all of you who comment on these blog posts. I welcome your comments, even when you disagree with me or push back about what I write. The only comments that I ever block, and this … Continue reading
Posted in ACT 3, Personal
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The Church After the Bible
My current ACT 3 Weekly article, sent by email subscription on Monday each week, is a continuation of the series I am currently doing on “Understanding the Bible.” This series, and previous issues, are all archived and available on the ACT … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Church History, The Church
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Agape Love and Religious Liberty
St. Augustine’s reasoning, on force and human freedom, demonstrates how essential it is for Christians to balance their desire that all persons know God’s truth as revealed in Jesus Christ with their recognition that the only coercion they should apply is … Continue reading
Posted in Church History, Free Speech, Freedom, The Church
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An Evangelical Response to Dignitatis Humanae
After presenting an overview of Vatican II’s discussion and passage of Dignitatis Humanae at Lewis University (last week) I then proceeded to set forth an evangelical view of religious freedom, or at least one that I believe accords well with … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech, Freedom, The Church
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A Dialogue on Vatican II and The Declaration on Religious Liberty
Last Tuesday (10/18) I was invited to participate, as a Protestant evangelical, in a special symposium called “Living Vatican II in the Twenty-First Century.” This event was an interdisciplinary, ecumenical and interfaith conversation based on a celebration of the Council’s … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Roman Catholicism, Unity of the Church
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How the Apostles Really Evangelized
Yesterday, I quoted a paragraph from a friend about Jesus being central to everything; i.e. He is the message of the Good News. This paragraph, from my good friend Fr. Joe Girzone, elicited a response from him to me of … Continue reading
Posted in Christ/Christology, Evangelism, Jesus
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Jesus Is the Message, Period
I am convinced about one thing that really matters: Jesus is everything! Jesus is mankind’s best and only hope. He is the Savior of the world and the salvation of all who long and search. Our most enjoyable and wonderful task … Continue reading
Posted in Christ/Christology, Jesus
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A Pastor’s Personal Vision for a Missional Church
I write a great deal about “missional church.” One of my close friends, Pastor Stan Wiedeman, serves a congregation in the metro-Chicago area. He has been in this ministry for 13 years. Stan recently wrote a vision-casting document to his … Continue reading
Posted in Missional Church, The Church
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Reading the Bible: From the Apostles to Us
Each Monday, for the last eight years, I have published an e-article called the ACT 3 Weekly. Many readers of this blog do not even know these articles are published and I’ve discovered that readers here have never been to … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Hermeneutics, Scripture
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Complete Trust and Commercial Assurances
In the worship of this past Lord’s Day the divine liturgy that I shared in led us to confess that there were times when we failed to think of God’s call upon our lives properly. Because of these times we … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Liturgy, Personal
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