Commitmentphobia
It was at the Vessels of Honor conference in May 1999 at an impromptu Q&A session that I first remember Jabe Nicholson challenging people in their late 20s and early 30s to “grow up.” Reminded of the exploits of young...
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Tongues Speaking Today
We see it in the Bible and we see it in Charismatic churches. Is it the same thing? The most rapidly expanding religious movement in Christendom at present is the Charismatic Movement. The Charismatics (although it is difficult to speak in...
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Incidents from the Life of Christopher Knapp
Written by Mr. Knapp’s son, Thomas, with input from the late Carl Armerding (revised 05/30/04) Christopher Knapp’s parents, German immigrants, settled on a truck farm in the Albany, NY, area. He was one of five sons and a daughter, and was...
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The Top Seven Hurdles
Clear answers ready for these questions will help to arm you for the fight. 1. If there is a God, and if He is good, why is there pain and suffering in the world? Why did God create the devil? Why...
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Purpose-Driven Best Seller
Take a very careful look before you leap. A large number of people from assemblies are reading an influential and impossible-to-ignore book called The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren. Here are some figures about the book: • It received the Book of...
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Which Model?
The author appeals for honesty in talking about the New Testament blueprint. As Paul went into Corinth he had a goal to build a temple for God. He had a plan to follow. He later wrote, “According to the grace of...
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The Gift of Criticism
What big teeth you have! “If you bite and devour one another…” A critical spirit is killing us and some of our assemblies also. I feel qualified to speak on this subject because I’ve done a fair bit of it myself—far...
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Serving Our Generation
The clock is quickly counting down on the Boomers. The Boomers are dying. I ought to know. My boyhood friend, one year my senior, is gone. Just like that. Gone. We rode our bikes together, went swimming on hot summer afternoons,...
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The Paralysis of Analysis
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding” (Prov. 3:5). “Stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; and in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which...
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