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Are We Dumbing Down?

Are we sending out missionaries who are adequately prepared for the work that they are doing?

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Books I Have Read: Seven Things About the Bible

The purpose of Scripture is not to help people get a passing grade in Religion 101. Rather, the purpose of Scripture is to bring people to believe in Jesus, to draw close to Jesus, to grasp hold of Jesus, to rest in the one whose yoke is easy and whose burden is light

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The Local Church and God’s World Wide Movement

Our traditional view of mission is part of the way in which the local church should engage with God’s work around the world, but it is not the whole story.

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Motivation for Mission

Getting biblical and realistic about mission.

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Introduction to the Books of The Bible

The faculty of Fuller Seminary has posted a series of short videos introducing each book of the Bible. I’ve not watched all of them, but the ones I have seen are thought-provoking and informative. This is the sort of page that is worth bookmarking for future reference. Here Sebastian Kim looks at the book of […]

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Throwback: Canon Fodder

The way in which God pulled the Bible together is altogether remarkable. He could have written the words himself, or he could have given us a definitive list of what to include and what not to include. Instead, the relational God embarked on a process that took over a thousand years; to work with people. He inspired some to write down their understanding and experiences of his actions and he helped others to draw together these writings into the collected whole we have as the Bible today. The Bible itself is one of the most amazing demonstrations of God’s desire to draw people into a relationship with him.

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Bible and Mission Links 40

There must be something of interest here; even if you don’t watch the video which shows me trying to pretend that I’m not freezing cold while talking about Africa.

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Why We’ve Got The Bible We’ve Got

God does not want us only to know about Him.  If He did, He would have given us a systematic theology. He wants us to know Him, and so He tells us His story.

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STEP: Scripture Tools for Every Person

An update on a very excellent set of tools for Bible Study.

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Bible and Mission Links 36

Some quirky Bible stuff, something on persecution, some inspiring mission stories and a consideration of the role of short-term dentists.