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Ding! Fries Are Done!
’Tis the season to be frazzled. So, why not lake a little break from all your preparations? Billy—whoever he is—makes me laugh every time I hear this. I work at Burger King, Making flame-broiled...
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Christmas Eve Candlelight Services at Fleetwood Bible Church
Christmas Eve is Monday, December 24, 2012. Folks who are in the Fleetwood-Reading-Kutztown area at that time are invited to attend one of our three traditional 60-minute worship services at Fleetwood...
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Ponder Anew’s Top Posts of 2012
It’s customary for bloggers this time of year to list their top posts of 2012. Even though I’m a rookie who just entered the blogosphere this year, I will do the same. Here, then, are the most...
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Pondering Anew in 2013
Yes, I enjoyed my plunge into the blogosphere in 2012! Ponder Anew started back in February when several people at Fleetwood Bible Church and a handful of students at Evangelical Seminary encouraged...
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Pastor’s Faith Tested by Holocaust Film
The following column appeared in the “Matters of Faith” section of the December 30, 2012 edition of the Lancaster Online newspaper. Pastor’s Faith Tested by Holocaust Film THE REV. DR. TIMOTHY R....
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I Want to Know What Love Is
“I want to know what love is. I want you to show me.” So sang Foreigner in their #1 power ballad from the 1980s. If you have 12 minutes, consider watching this video from beginning to end for a...
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Pastor, Put Away That Red Cape and Those Blue Tights
The statistics in my vocation are unnerving: 50% of the pastors starting out will not last 5 years. 70% do not have someone they consider a close friend. 70% constantly fight depression. 90% of...
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Adopted Twice: How I Became ‘One Less’
The year was 1964. Lyndon Johnson was President of the United States, and the Beatles had just invaded America. The Surgeon General finally admitted that cigarette smoking was bad for our health, and...
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The Most Important Week
Folks in the Fleetwood-Blandon-Kutztown-Reading area: Our 2013 Lenten series begins on Sunday, February 17 at FBC. We’ll be looking at John 18-19 in a study called, “Crossing God: The Passion of...
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Fight to the Finish: The Civil War Maggots That Saved Our Family
His name was Michael Link. • He was a Private in the 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers regiment. • He came from a family of German coal miners who immigrated to the United States in the early 1800s. •...
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Giving is the Best Communication
Giving is the Best Communication This Thai commercial is probably better than anything you saw last night on television. HT: Zach Nielsen Filed under: Bits & Pieces Tagged: Generosity, Giving,...
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A Muddled Mess Resulting in Beauty: The Strange and Fascinating Story Behind...
Introduction—A Personal Note Back in 2005 I preached an Advent series at Fleetwood Bible Church on the rich theology behind Charles Wesley’s “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” Those messages were well...
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Professor David A. Dorsey: Big Enough to Be Small
On Tuesday, January 7, 2014, hundreds of people gathered at Evangelical Seminary in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, to bid farewell to our beloved Distinguished Old Testament Professor Emeritus David A....
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A Candidate for Father of the Year?
Is this the best Dad, ever? We often speak of the need to “create memories for our children” as one aspect of our parenting. I doubt these kids will ever forget this particular playdate with their...
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Why Does God Want Our Praise?
It is clear from Scripture that God is worthy to be praised, but why does he want to be praised? Indeed, why does he demand to be praised (cf. Deut 6:13)? The first commandment allows no room for any...
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Red Lights on the Dashboard of Life
I’ve been renovating our bathroom lately. Actually, for two and a half months. It’s looking pretty good, but I’m not very good at this kind of work. It doesn’t come easily or naturally to me. Sometimes...
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The Foolishness of Preaching
“Imagine being asked to stand before a grand gathering of the good and the wise and being asked to make a speech about goodness, beauty, the meaning of life, the point of history, the nature of...
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Converts to an Illusion
John Piper: “There is a sad irony in the seeming success of many Christian churches and schools. The irony is that the more you adjust obscure Biblical doctrines to make Christian reality more...
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The Bible among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature?
The Bible among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature? by John N. Oswalt. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. Does the Israelite religion as portrayed in the Old Testament mirror the faith...
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Unconditional? The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness
Unconditional? The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness by Brian Zahnd. Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2010. “If Christianity isn’t about forgiveness,” says Brian Zahnd, “it’s about nothing at all.”...
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