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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

The Message (Eugene Peterson)

By and others ⋅ May 21, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

is now available on the net http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?version=MSG “The Message,” popular Bible paraphrase written by Eugene Peterson (NavPress), is now available online at Bible Gateway. A contemporary paraphrase of the Old and New Testaments, “The Message” with its straightforward language makes a great resource for anyone who has ever found other Bible translations to be difficult […]

Another Niv Translation

By and others ⋅ May 21, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

From a netfriend (May 2003) Okay, what about the “Today’s NIV”? http://www.tniv.info/ There has been an undercurrent of discontent to various aspects of this ‘gender inclusinve’ version of the NIV. Perhaps this is why the OT component is taking its time appearing. Its New Testament is a relatively quick download of only 1375kB in PDF […]

Only In God Can We Find Spiritual Safety

By and others ⋅ May 20, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

By BRYAN PATTERSON 04may03 Sight is a faculty; seeing is an art –George P. Marsh RELIGION, Karl Marx said, was “the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world – the opium of the people”. Marx was not advocating the destruction of religion; he viewed it as often the “sole solace” of […]

Jesus’ Death And Our Salvation

By and others ⋅ May 8, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Hi Rowland, Here’s a survey question: What’s your first reaction to these statements: Q; Jesus’ death on the cross did not save us. Wrong Q: I am saved-but not because Jesus died for me. ‘Not only….’ Q: Nowhere does the Bible teach we are saved because of Jesus’ death. Romans 5:10? Etc. Q: When witnessing […]

Prophecy

By and others ⋅ May 8, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Sight is a faculty; seeing is an art. – George P. Marsh

Did The Resurrection Really Happen?

By and others ⋅ May 6, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

By Ralph Muncaster What Happened To Jesus Corpse If He Did Not Rise From The Dead As Indicated In the Gospel Accounts? CBN.com – The crucifixion of Jesus was especially well documented and accepted as fact. The crucial question then becomes, “Did Jesus rise from the dead, proving His claim to be God incarnate? Or […]

Freeing Christ From His Uniforms

By and others ⋅ May 1, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org Contrast how the world and the Church differ in their celebration of Easter 2003. From a trends’ observer, one man noticed how the military has entered into the world’s celebration. “Walgreens is retreating from plans to sell packaged Easter baskets in which toy soldiers […]

When’s Easter?

By and others ⋅ April 21, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list R-024 [Repeat of CLM 881: 26 Aug 1999] We believe we can safely repeat this posting for the fourth time because of the interested response it always draws . . . DETERMINING THE DATE OF EASTER The calendar is very important for a society so that it can determine when things should be […]

Jesus’ Resurrection – A Reality

By and others ⋅ April 21, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

EASTER EVEN: British theologian’s new book says there’s no doubt that Jesus, once dead, did come back to life. This article appeared in “The Gleaner” Henderson, Kentucky (USA)’s newspaper. http://www.myinky.com/ecp/gleaner_lifestyles/article/0,1626,ECP_4479_189 1906,00.html By RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP religion writer April 19, 2003 Easter is a day not only of hope, but discord — at least among […]

The New Ecumenism And Christian Witness To Society

By and others ⋅ April 14, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Dr. Tom Oden October 19, 2001 [NOTE: This is a revision of the Address given on the 20th Anniversary of the Founding of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, Oct. 1, 2001, omitting IRD references.] The irony of the new ecumenism is that it is much older (by a millennium) than what we are here […]

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