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Ladies and gents, you should know by now that I strive to provide a graceful and understanding community as well all grow towards a maturing faith. I hope that we communicate that we understand that people are at different levels with the work of God ongoing in all of our lives. As Paul said so...

Guys, I don't feel that it's the purview of this forum for me to post up pet causes and projects for donations. However, this is one very rare case where I will make an exception. Some of you know I am a fan of Rod Dreher, an author (Crunchy Cons & Little Way of Ruthie Lemming) and blogger...

The KJV and ESV are the only two which are growing, whilst the NIV continues the downward trend along with many other major [Evangelical] versions. Pretty interesting. http://www.openbible.info/labs/translation-share/

Rod Dreher remains my top blogger choice, but Ross Douthat probably follows close behind. One is Orthodox (big "O") and the other is Catholic. However, they nail the problems that we face, and one of the major problems across the entire spectrum of Christianity is muddied beliefs and weak...

Got a great opportunity through a simple contact to write this article for Seedbed! Seedbed is a great resource for the Wesleyan perspective. I am honored that they would host my article, but I am thankful for the sort of reaching across of denominational lines even moreso. Link...

It is with much excitement that I am announcing our first ever giveaway! Christianity Board is giving away two awesome HCSB Study Bibles and two great HCSB Thinline Reference Bibles for liking us on Facebook and Twitter! Thanks to our friends at B&H Publishing group, we are excited about giving...

This is not a thread to gloat, because churches doing this sort of thing should be thought of as performing a necessary evil. However, Menlo Park Presbyterian is leaving the PCUSA. It will cost them nearly $9 million to do so, based upon how the PCUSA has setup the exit fees, basically. Story...

Here is a link to a daily reading from a site that I frequent: http://dailytext.seedbed.com/2014/03/03/why-efficiency-may-not-the-best-way-in-the-end/ It contains a reading of Psalm 1 NLT and John 12:1-8 NRSV. The reflection asks: I recommend reading the whole thing to really grasp the...

After a number of years with the same look, we've decided that it's time for an upgrade! You should see a new look now live on the community here. We spent some time tweaking the design, and that's not to say there will be more tweaks in the future. We tried to come up with a look that is both...

Please join me in wishing Angelina a very Happy Birthday! I am personally very grateful for all that she does around here and contributes to both Christianity Board and God's kingdom. So make sure that you tell her Happy Birthday (even though it's already ticked over to the next day on her side...

Lit Aflame is our sister website, so from time to time I will be publishing links to it when an article is released. http://litaflame.com/protestant-indulgence/ This one has been on my heart lately. I was quiet about it during the news breaking, even though I wanted to post it on here a number...

I just finished the mailer that you'll receive probably sometime later today! We wanted to take the time to wish everyone a very, very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Please don't forget to take some time and read and reflect upon what it means that God sent his only Son here to Earth to...

The Evangelical Bible guys posted up a Google Trends link on Bible versions. I did some tweaking to the version's acronym (which I think the average person is more familiar with) and some of the results surprised me...

To all of our American members, please have a Happy Thanksgiving! Psalm 17:7 HCSB I will thank the Lord for His righteousness; I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 HCSB Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Please take...

http://www.firstthings.com/article/2013/10/our-lady-of-wheaton I find myself in agreement with this article. We Protestants make too little of Mary, but the Catholics too much.

The Institute on Religion & Democracy posted this up yesterday. I've heard a number of rumblings about the Mahdi, but this makes a little more sense of the chaos. I don't believe that a political motivation alone could sustain the energy over there...

This, to me, is brilliant:

The head of the The Episcopal Church (TEC) in the US remarked: "Some have judged our smaller numbers as faithlessness but it may actually be the Spirit's way of pruning for greater fruitfulness." (Link...

http://theresurgence.com/2013/08/22/why-mars-hill-uses-the-esv-bible I thought the above article made the case of the use of the English Standard Version (ESV) from a fairly reasonable standpoint. Obviously, there are statements to quibble with, but this didn't seem, at least, to have as much...

Link: http://matthiasmedia.com/briefing/2013/08/the-amalekite-genocide/ This article put a difficult verse in context and explained why there is logic to such a grisly command of God.