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God is Dead

30 March 2013, 06:00

Micah J. Murray

This is the second part of a Holy Week trilogy. Find part one here: “The God Who Bleeds.” Find part three here: “We Had Hoped.” God is dead, and we killed him. This is the terrifying reality of what we so cruelly call “Good Friday.” This is the sudden, dark twist in the story that […]

Outcome-Based Storytelling

14 March 2013, 06:00

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As a youngster, I participated in a Bible drill competition. I’m not sure about other churches, but in Southern Baptist circles, “Bible drills” are a big thing. Students in grades 4, 5 and 6 memorize a score of verses, some short passages, and references for general topics like “The Lord’s Prayer,” “The Ten Commandments,” and […]

Toxic People: Narcissists in Ministry

7 March 2013, 06:00

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The most read Hope Blog posts in the last four years have been the the series addressing toxic people and how to deal with those in your life who are unrepentant human destruction machines. These posts have received tens of thousands of hits over the last few years as those searching have come across the […]

Confido

28 February 2013, 06:00

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Confido by Will Boyd I was taught that what “we believe” is right That familiarity must be good That strong convictions make perfect faith I was challenged, sharpened, sent out into the world To argue for the validity of what “we know” The “world” couldn’t see it, they just saw minority opinions and naïveté And […]

How Does Jesus Love You?

14 February 2013, 06:00

Eric Pazdziora

How Does Jesus Love You? (Let me count the ways) by Eric M. Pazdziora Originally published on Quivering Daughters The story goes that somebody once asked a great theologian — nobody’s quite sure which theologian, but so the story goes — what was the most profound doctrinal statement he had ever heard. The theologian thought […]

I Kid You Not!

20 August 2012, 06:00

RyanR

Shortly after I joined the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) staff in 1992, I went on a two-week ministry trip to Moscow, Russia, that was preceded by a very long car ride from Oak Brook, Illinois, to JFK airport. Somewhere between this car trip and returning from Russia, I learned a very important rule […]

Why I Reject IBLP

4 August 2012, 06:00

Ileata

On IBLP’s website, under “What we do” it says, “The Institute in Basic Life Principles was established for the purpose of introducing people to the Lord Jesus Christ, and is dedicated to giving clear instruction and training on how to find success by following God’s principles found in Scripture.” The underlined part of this purpose […]

Here’s The Courtship; Where’s The Love?

25 July 2012, 06:00

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When I was twelve, my parents came home and said, “Just so you know, you’re never going to be allowed to date.” This was fine by me; I was more into books than socializing. In fact, although I had a speech prepared on why I didn’t date, I never did get to use it. Still […]

The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, Chapter 7: Abuse and Scripture

19 July 2012, 09:30

MatthewS

The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, Chapter 7: Abuse and Scripture We continue our Thursday series blogging through “The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse.” The first post in the series is here. The focus of chapter 7 is on how Scripture can be misused to contribute to spiritual abuse. It is a little lengthier and […]

The Leader Who Lost His Anointing

25 May 2012, 06:00

Jay Rowland

Over the past few weeks, since Bill Gothard’s Easter Letter featuring David and Saul, I’ve been surprised as I revisited the book of First Samuel. When was the last time you studied the misadventures of King Saul? Saul was God’s anointed leader. Especially interesting and sad was his story in relationship to God, though. Here […]