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Bad Theology, False Flags, and The Church

December 28, 2017 By Collin Brendemuehl

Bad Theology, False Flags, and The Church

Collin Bredemuehl: Can bad theology create a false flag? Can bad theology create a situation where someone else deceived so that they would sin as the seeming right choice?

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: bad theology, Discipleship, Evangelism, false flags, Social Justice, Theology

Praying The Gospel Way

August 8, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Praying The Gospel Way

“The Gospel Way” offers a theologically rich guide to praise God for His salvation and pray that it will permeate every aspect of our life.

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Discipleship, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Prayer, The Valley of Vision

The FAMiLY Leader Moves Away From Politics at 6th Summit

July 11, 2016 By Kelvey Vander Hart

The FAMiLY Leader Moves Away From Politics at 6th Summit

The FAMiLY Leader’s 2016 Family Leadership Summit did not have a single politician speak and instead focused on prayer and developing a Christian worldview.

Filed Under: Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: Anne Graham Lotz, Bob Vander Plaats, Christian worldview, Del Tackett, Discipleship, FAMiLY Leadership Summit, Prayer, Steven Khoury, T.C. Stallings, the Family Leader

Caffeinated Thought of the Day: Do All to His Glory and Praise

December 17, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Caffeinated Thought of the Day: Do All to His Glory and Praise

Shane Vander Hart: How much different would life be if we just kept the perspective that we are to do all (work, play, etc.) for God’s glory and praise?

Filed Under: Caffeinated Thoughts Radio, Faith & Theology Tagged With: Christ's Lordship, Discipleship, God's glory, Richard Sibbes, Worship

Fifty Shades of Grace

July 10, 2012 By Dawn Lamper

Fifty Shades of Grace

Yesterday, I posted an article on the newest phenomenon in the publishing world. Today I want to explore the reasons fueling the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey, and examine why we as believers should be concerned with the foothold it occupies in the American psyche. BLACK AND WHITE AND GRAY AREAS Torture, rape, and […]

Filed Under: Cultural Issues Tagged With: Christian, conflicting worldviews, Discernment, Discipleship, featured, Fifty Shades of Gray, God, Gospel of Matthew, Grey, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Luke, United States

“Where can I get that kind of love? They say that it runs in His blood.” – PFR

April 2, 2012 By Katherine Wells Anderson

“Where can I get that kind of love? They say that it runs in His blood.” – PFR

Romans 7:24 “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?” I do not believe that God is as interested in perfecting us as He is in perfecting LOVE within us. For our sins were nailed to the cross with Jesus Christ and there is nothing we may add […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, Christ's blood, Discipleship, featured, God's Kingdom, God's love, John 13:34-35, John 5:39, Luke 18:9-14, Romans 14:4, The Great Commandment

The role of the family in evangelism & discipleship

March 20, 2012 By Dean Butterfield

As I mentioned last week, the Great Commission & Commandment are directly connected to the Covenant set up with Adam, Abraham, Noah and so on…The overarching Story of God seems to set up a direct link to the home and family.  Check these verses out: Genesis 18:19 “For I have chosen him, so that he will […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Discipleship, Evangelism, family discipleship, featured, raising kids

Trained in the Fear of God––a book review

March 15, 2012 By Kevin Sorenson

Trained in the Fear of God––a book review

This book comes at a timely moment for me, as pastor of a church that is concerned about continuing a pattern of godly, biblical training for all ages. For the last 15 years, we’ve attempted (not without struggles, mind you) to create a more favorable multi-generational approach to Christian Education. We don’t want our children […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Book Review, books, Christian Education, Church, Discipleship, Family, featured, Kregel Publications, parenting, Randy Stinson, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Timothy Paul Jones, Trained in the Fear of God

Introduction & Family Discipleship Thoughts

March 13, 2012 By Dean Butterfield

I’m excited to be blogging for Caffeinated Thoughts.  I’ve been a blogger for several years – most recently with Cory Center for Children’s Ministry – and am excited to have an outlet for my thoughts.  Here’s a little bit of my story:  I grew up a pretty normal kid, went to church every week, went […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Cory Center for Children's Ministry, Discipleship, family ministry, featured, raising kids

Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake (1 Peter 3:8-22)

May 16, 2010 By Shane Vander Hart

Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake (1 Peter 3:8-22)

8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 10 For “Whoever desires to love life and […]

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: 1 Peter 3:8-22, Discipleship, Righteousness, suffering

Discipleship in a Fast-paced World

February 25, 2010 By JP Murie

Discipleship in a Fast-paced World

I just started re-reading a great book called, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, by Eugene H. Peterson (translator of The Message). Given our commercial-driven culture, going in any direction for a long period of time may seem a bit daunting – but it may be just the exercise we need. The subject of […]

Filed Under: Cultural Issues Tagged With: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, Discipleship, discipline, Eugene H. Peterson, joint heirs with Christ, Olympics, Psalms, Song of the Ascents, The Apprentice, The Message

Latte Links (1/1/10)

January 1, 2010 By Shane Vander Hart

The first edition of Latte Links this year as I sit poolside at the Holiday Inn Express in Valparaiso, IN. Radar Online: Oops! Wikipedia Pronounced Rush Limbaugh Dead (HT: News Reel Blog).  His hospitalization is bringing out the hate brigade. January is National Mentoring Month Congrats to Iowa State beating Minnesota 14-13 in the Insight […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: 2010 House Elections, 2010 Iowa General Assembly Races, 2010 predictions, 2010 U.S. Senate Races, biblical archeology, Bill Clinton, College Football, Dem recruits bolting, Discipleship, eternal life, Following Jesus, Hillary Clinton, historical Jesus, Humor, Insight Bowl, Iowa State Cyclones, liberal hate brigade, Limbaugh hospitalized, Mentoring, Minnesota Golden Gophers, National Mentoring Month, Norway, our finite lives, Rush Limbaugh, Saudi Arabia, the Holy Land

Latte Links (5/19)

May 19, 2009 By Shane Vander Hart

1.  Craig Robinson – “At The Intersection of Faith and Politics” Ever since the Iowa Supreme Court issued decision allowing gay marriage in Iowa, my faith has been intertwined with my politics. To be honest, the two have been a jumbled mess for most of my life. My faith instills in me principles that are […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Angry Nerds, Barack Obama, Conservatism, Discipleship, Faith and Politics, GOP candidates, Iowa General Assembly, Iowa Methodist Conference, Iowa Supreme Court, Jeremiah Wright, Kingdom of God, Prayer, prayer posture, the Cross of Christ

Latte Links (5/16)

May 16, 2009 By Shane Vander Hart

 Biblical Ignorance – White Horse Inn Podcast With Dr. Michael Horton: In our own informal surveys conducted over the years, the majority Christians we’ve interviewed cannot name the Ten Commandments or define crucial biblical doctrines such as justification or imputation. So why is biblical ignorance so common among Christians today? Michelle Malkin – Washington Can’t […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Barack Obama, Biblical Ignorance, Cherrios, Discipleship, Faith & Theology, Faith and Doubt, FDA, Gallup Pro-Life Poll, Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin, Majority of Americans are Pro-Life, Michelle Malkin

Twenty Items of Interest (v.48)

March 2, 2009 By Shane Vander Hart

Twenty Items of Interest (v.48)

1.  I’m concerned about what is going on in Mexico with drug cartels and their overall instability.  A few links for you to check out:  Disorder on the border over at Intellectual Redneck, Tracy Karol posted on Texas’ role regarding what is happening in Northern Mexico, a post on Mexican security at Alamo City Pundit […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Alaska abortion laws, bank bailout, Barack Obama, being an ambassador, being dependent on God, Big Government, border security, C is for Cookie, church leadership, Communism, conscience clause for healthcare providers, Cookie Monster, CPAC 2009, DC gun laws, Discipleship, Education, engaging our culture, fiscal responsibility, Following Jesus, gun control, guns and crime, help, love one another, Mark Steyn, Mexican drug cartels, Mexican stability, Nikita Khrushchev, Northern Mexico, Obama/Lincoln comparison, parental notification laws for abortion, Pro-life, rebellious bumperstickers, reducing abortions, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Sesame Street, snow storms, snowed in, socialism, taxpayer prize patrol, using business models in church

Should a Christian Live in the Dark & Disorder?

February 2, 2009 By Bryan Fatka

I’ve been reading a book called, I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt by Vince Antonucci, and it’s great.  There are a couple thoughts in the book that lead me to this post. 1.  “If all a Christian has to do is stay on the straight and narrow path of […]

Filed Under: Cultural Issues Tagged With: Discipleship, I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt, Missional Living, Vince Antonucci

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