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Interview with Tullian Tchividjian on Oust Attempt

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Bobby Ross Jr. of Christianity Today interviews Tullian Tchividjian on the attempt to oust him as the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. The context: In March, Tchividjian was elected senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church by a 91% vote. Soon after Tchividjian's installment as the senior pastor, a small, vocal minority has been seeking to remove him from that office. In an op-ed piece in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Tchividjian recounted that to address this issue once and for all, the church had a congregational meeting and a vote this past Sunday. A little … [Read more...] about Interview with Tullian Tchividjian on Oust Attempt

Excerpts from Counterfeit Gods – Tim Keller

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I just finished reading the Table of Contents & Introduction. It's fantastic. Here are few excerpts:"Each one has its shrines—whether office towers, spas and gyms, studios, or stadiums—where sacrifices must be made in order to procure the blessings of the good life and ward off disaster. What are the gods of beauty, power, money, and achievement but these same things that have assumed mythic proportions in our individual lives and in our society? We may not physically kneel before the statue of Aphrodite, but many young women today are driven into depression and eating disorders by an … [Read more...] about Excerpts from Counterfeit Gods – Tim Keller

Counterfeit Gods – New Book By Tim Keller

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Tim Keller's latest book, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters, will be released on October 20. The official product description: Success, true love, and the life you've always wanted. Many of us placed our faith in these things, believing they held the key to happiness, but with a sneaking suspicion they might not deliver. The recent economic meltdown has cast a harsh new light on these pursuits. In a matter of months, fortunes, marriages, careers, and a secure retirement have disappeared for millions of people. No wonder so many of us … [Read more...] about Counterfeit Gods – New Book By Tim Keller

Interview with Dan Goeller (Part 3)

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I've been interviewing Dan Goeller over the last couple of weeks (Part 1, Part 2), whose recent album Sing Praise To The Lord I previously reviewed. Here's installment #3. CHEDIAK: It seems that academia (i.e., the music department at a University) approaches music differently than the general evangelical public. You seem to compose for a general (non-academic) Christian audience (i.e., churches), yet it seems to have a classical quality to it. We often think of "classical" as less accessible to the common person. Where does your music fit in? GOELLER: As I mentioned previously, I often … [Read more...] about Interview with Dan Goeller (Part 3)

The Sluggard

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A poem on Proverbs 24:30-34 by Isaac Watts: 'Tis the voice of the sluggard; I heard him complain, "You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again." As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed, Turns his sides and his shoulders and his heavy head. "A little more sleep, and a little more slumber;" Thus he wastes half his days, and his hours without number, And when he gets up, he sits folding his hands, Or walks about sauntering, or trifling he stands. I pass'd by his garden, and saw the wild brier, The thorn and the thistle grow broader and higher; The clothes that hang on him are turning to … [Read more...] about The Sluggard