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Thursday May 10, 2007

Video: In case you have a morbid sense of curiosity, this is what one of the infamous clown communions looks like.

Du Jour: Don Elbourne weighs in on Virginia Tech and Hurricane Katrina.

Activism: Activists in Austria want to have a chimp legally declared a person. We continue to await the chimp’s response.

Theology: Joe Carter has some good food for thought in an article about “Ten Deadly Trappings of Evangelism.” I don’t agree with all of them, but he raises some interesting concerns.


  • Breath

    A Sudden Stopping of the Breath

    I recently encountered a poem I enjoyed and wanted to share with you. LeRoy Tate Newland was an American pastor, a missionary to Korea, and a poet. Among his poems is this brief reflection on the death of a Christian (which, appropriately, is titled “A Christian’s Death”). I hope you enjoy it as much as…

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    Three Levels of Sermon Introduction

    Though every sermon necessarily needs a beginning, it does not necessarily need a formal introduction. Though it has to begin somewhere, there is no rule that it must begin with some kind of story or illustration. A preacher can jump straight into his text if he so desires. Some do.

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    A La Carte: Never too late to learn how to pray / Walking with those who weep / Rethinking the role of pastor’s wife / What does the Bible mean when it teaches wives to submit? / Does God want some to go to hell? / Kindle deals / and more.