Obsolete Christianity and Revitalized Faith: Sanctorum Communio, the Communion of Saints

The ardent Capitalists or devote relativist might view the decline in North American church attendance as signaling the death of Christian religious fever. The capitalist who measures success in numbers and the relativist who sees authority would suggest that we are witnessing the secularization of America, similar to trends in Western Europe. Even the Christian [...]

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The Use of “I AM” in John 8:24

The following is an excerpt of an email conversation on John 8:24 from a message delivered by Andy in July of 2006 
Andy,
I thought your message last Sunday morning was excellent. It’s not often you hear a message on Deity of Jesus, let alone Trinitarian theology. And, I appreciated your candid “So what?” question. It was the better [...]

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The Second Coming: Teasing Out A Personal Perspective

The following is excerts of an email converstation from the message on Christ’s second coming given in November 2007
Hi Bruce,
I enjoyed your talk on Sunday night, especially your approach on such a difficult topic as the second coming. Of course, it also was the topic of discussion at growth group this week. It’s been awhile [...]

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