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I came across this, and thought it was one of the better descriptions I've seen of the role of an elder in the church: Ray Stedman put it this way (Discovery Paper 3500, “A Pastor’s Authority”), “The task of the elders is not to run the church themselves, but to determine how the Lord in their midst...

#1 - I didn't go for #2 because I am not sure what "speaking prophetically" means. I agree with what Ken said: I believe it is appropriate for Christians today to follow the example of Christ and the Apostles in preaching about relevant issues, but I really don't see any NT precedent for t...

Interesting thoughts everybody. Thanks.

Signtist wrote:You will hardly find one reliable news source in Canada. The best you can do is read 3 or 4 and and take the average. That and stay away from the Ottawa Citizen.

I was going to ask you what's happening up there but...

With Trump's election there will be a new Attorney General. Under the Obama administration, Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch dedicated Justice Department resources to areas such as civil liberties, voting rights, same-sex marriage, environmental and consumer protection. Elections have...

What are the benefits of Bible memorization for children? It's a fairly strong emphasis I grew up with in Christian school, and I still remember a fair amount of the passages we learned. Now, my children are homeschooled and it is a struggle for me to make it happen for them. (It's one of the things...

One resource that I like to use if I'm going to teach through an entire book of the Bible is IVP's Bible Background Commentary.

I would enjoy seeing this happen in our area. Keep us posted on how it goes.

Very interesting. So is this organization specific to your area?

I doubt that ANYTHING related to this whole election is as bad or good as people think. Convincing people that we are in the worst or best scenario sells ads and makes websites, newspapers, bloggers and pundits more money. I think people should consume less media, myself included. Read good books, w...