Category Archives: Salt and Light

EVERY Sphere of A Man’s Life

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

For over two decades I’ve been using some version of the phrase, “faith for every sphere of life.” I first started thinking about this obvious nature of our faith (that it’s for every sphere of life) as I began a … Continue reading →

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How Should We Then Live? (1-3)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

with Francis Schaeffer

Posted in America, Christian History, Christian Living, Christian Witness, Christianity, Culture, Eternal Life, Ethics, Evangelism, Faith Once Delivered, Francis Schaeffer, Idolatry, Kingdom of God, Philosophy, Salt and Light, The Church, Truth, Western Civilization, Worldview | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Are You A Practical Atheist?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. (Romans 1:21) Much has been made over the last few years about the … Continue reading →

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The Gospel to the Poor, Part 1

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

by Timothy Keller at The Worldview Church The original question I was asked to address was “How does our commitment to the primacy of the gospel tie into our obligation to do good to all, especially those of the household … Continue reading →

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How is Christianity Relevant for Today’s Culture?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

with Tim Keller

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A Life-Changing Message

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

Yesterday I mentioned a book by George Grant, that radically changed how I think, minister, etc. It’s called The Micah Mandate. Once again, I highly recommend it! Today I want to share how God used an audio-taped message (also by George … Continue reading →

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A Life-Changing Book

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Every now and then God is particularly good. Of course he’s always good… but every now and then, his goodness is lavished in our lives in such a way that we immediately sense how undeserving we really are. Ten years … Continue reading →

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Transforming the World: Reclaiming Our Methodist Legacy, Part 3

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

by Dale Tedder click here to read Part 1 click here to read Part 2 Story #2 To begin our next story, we need to fast-forward about 1,700 years. John Wesley was born on June 17, 1703, in the small … Continue reading →

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Transforming the World: Reclaiming Our Methodist Legacy, Part 2

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

by Dale Tedder click here to read Part 1 Story #1 Our first story beings with Paul and his companions, who had just come from Philippi. In fact, they had just gotten out of prison there and had been escorted … Continue reading →

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Transforming the World: Reclaiming Our Methodist Legacy, Part 1

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

by Dale Tedder Based on a sermon preached February 27, 2011   On the very first page of our United Methodist Book of Discipline, we are reminded of the mission of the United Methodist Church. Our mission is… To make disciples … Continue reading →

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Evangelicals and Social Action

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

I could have entitled this post, “Conservatives and Social Justice,” because my point would have been the same. Very often folks on opposite sides of the fence politically and theologically talk past each other. I believe this is because, quite often, … Continue reading →

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Aunt Lucy – Example of Kingdom Discipleship

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

My Great Aunt Lucy died last week. She was my paternal grandfather’s sister. I didn’t know her very well, but like so many others, knew lots about her. Utterly indefatigable and incredibly focused was she in serving others, especially the … Continue reading →

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