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July 2001

Graduate Degrees in God

A report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from the Los Angeles Times , June 16, 2001 with a headline: “Religious studies take an egalitarian tilt,” date line: Goleta, California.The students call their major “religion on the ground.” One studies...Read more
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Question: Everywhere I turn I find the “Alpha Course.”... What is the “Alpha Course” and what is your opinion about it?

July 1, 2001
Question: Everywhere I turn I find the “Alpha Course.” It is advertised in Christian media and on billboards and in church bulletins. I have friends who say they were filled with the Holy Spirit and really came alive in Christ through taking it. At the same time, I’ve met people...Read more
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Question: Undoubtedly the hottest selling book at the moment in Christian circles is The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson....After reading it I came away with some serious misgivings. What is your opinion?

July 1, 2001
Question: Undoubtedly the hottest selling book at the moment in Christian circles is The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson. It has sold nearly 4 million copies and according to wide publicity is revolutionizing the lives of thousands all over the world. After reading it I came away with some...Read more
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Question: In the April issue of The Berean Call you used all kinds of antiquated structural forms such as with verb endings (killeth, hath, shalt, wilt); possessive adjectives (mine, thine); subject pronouns (thou, ye)....

July 1, 2001
Question: In the April issue of The Berean Call you used all kinds of antiquated structural forms such as with verb endings (killeth, hath, shalt, wilt); possessive adjectives (mine, thine); subject pronouns (thou, ye)....It reminds me of a verse I memorized in my youth: “The wind bloweth where it listeth,...Read more
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Quotable

July 1, 2001
God can do nothing for us from without, only by what He can put into the heart. Of all that Jesus is and does as High Priest in heaven I cannot have the least experience, but as it is revealed in the heart. The whole work of the Holy Spirit...Read more
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"In Christ Jesus"

July 1, 2001
"We appreciated the Bible in our room last night," I told our B&B (bed-and-breakfast) host in Northern England as he served us the traditional "full English breakfast." "It's the first time we've found one in a B&B. Does that mean you're a believer?" "I'm a Christian," he replied firmly. "An...Read more
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