Monthly Archives: January 2011

Sermon – Fear and Faith(fulness)

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Tom Lemke

My Pastor, Rev. Eric Brown, gave a fantastic sermon this morning which ties in extremely well with my last post.  Check it out here or link to “Confessional Gadfly” in the sidebar and look for his 2011 Epiphany 4 sermon. … Continue reading →

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Navel-Gazing Spirituality

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Tom Lemke

Let me tell you what breaks my heart. The fact that there are so many teachers out there pointing people inwards for security and assurance of salvation, creating a subjective gospel based on “experience” – that breaks my heart. That … Continue reading →

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“Altar Call Conversions”

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Tom Lemke

Those of you who’ve ever attended any type of Christian “revival” may well do a double take when you see this video (thanks to James White at Alpha and Omega Ministries). What do you think?  If you had watched this … Continue reading →

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Biblical vs. UnBiblical Witnessing

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Tom Lemke

Given the ongoing short series I’ve been doing on Christian witnessing over the past couple of weeks, I think this might be a good time to do a little contrasting between what I mean when I talk about “witnessing” and … Continue reading →

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Evading Truth – Speculation

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Tom Lemke

In the field of apologetics, there is one type of person that you must be prepared to encounter, and one which you indeed will encounter on a regular basis.  In fact, I would go so far as to say that … Continue reading →

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A Bible Theme Park?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Tom Lemke

I’ll be honest, I didn’t really know what to make of this at first.  A Bible theme park?  I mean, really? At first blush my gut said, “bad idea”, but I didn’t want to jump to any conclusions in my … Continue reading →

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Answering Unitarians: Special Delivery #2

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Tom Lemke

Trinitarians are often accused of violating the law of non-contradiction with the doctrine of the Trinity.  Over the years, many, many theologians have demonstrated that this is not the case, but Ravi Zacharias does the most concise yet comprehensive job … Continue reading →

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Who Can It Be Now?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Tom Lemke

I came home yesterday to find that some Jehovah’s Witnesses had stopped by while I was at work.  They left me a nifty little tract (see? —>) that I’ve spent some time dissecting – I’m hoping they come back to … Continue reading →

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They Don’t Write Sermons Like That Anymore

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Tom Lemke

And so he was lifted up upon a tree and an inscription was attached indicating who was being killed.  Who was it?  It is a grievous thing to tell, but a most fearful thing to refrain from telling.  But listen, … Continue reading →

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Witnessing – Arrogance or Agape? (Part 2b)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Tom Lemke

If you have not yet read “Witnessing – Arrogance or Agape? (Part 2a)“, I would encourage you to do so before reading this post. Enjoy! My hope is that for this post, that video has said most of what needs … Continue reading →

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