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New Feature – Idolatry Thursday

Starting next week I will begin a new feature here at Be The Fruit called “Idolatry Thursday.”  On Thursday’s, I will post a blog devoted to examining how we break the first of the Ten Commandments; “You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3)
Why focus on idolatry?
My primary focus for starting Be The [...]

Piper on the Prosperity Gospel

John Piper tells the truth about the prosperity gospel and what our true trust in God looks like.  This is strong.  Thanks for posting this Mitch.

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, [...]

What is going on at Willow Part 4

I started this series with the intent of it being a single post, but that initial post was beginning to get long so I decided to make it a two-part series.  Well, now we are into part 4, which will be the last post of this series.  At least I think it will be the [...]

What is going on at Willow? Part 2

Instead of covering the REVEAL findings, in this installment I want to point out one positive that I think has come out of the seeker-focused movement that Willow Creek has been a leader of. 
From my perspective, one positive that has come out of the seeker-focused movement has been the trend to strip away traditions in church that get [...]

What is going on at Willow? Part 1

I first heard about the REVEAL study last August while attending the Leadership Summit at my church which is a satellite location for the conference.  The news of the study, however, seems to keep being discussed as if it were brand new.  In fact, a couple weeks ago the topic came up in class, and [...]

You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em!

If you happen to hear any rumors that Kenny Rogers has been evangelizing on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday nights, don’t believe them.  It seems as though there is a Kenny Rogers imposter that drives in from in from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on Sunday evenings that has taken to the downtown [...]

Getting back in the swing of things

I had to take a little break from blogging, but I should be ready to create a few more posts now.  I was busy finishing the work from my J-term class along with getting the new classes started.  I just turned in my topic paper for my J-term class so it is done. 
The title of [...]

Themes

I am in the process of trying out some new themes.  Please excuse any links that don’t work, or anything that does not look quite right.
I will gladly take any suggestions if any of you know a good theme that fits this site’s name and theme, or any other way I might improve the look [...]

Reflections from 2007

I am about a week into 2008, so I have had a little time to reflect on the whole of 2007.  I thought about doing this last week, but it seems like we should finish the whole year until we reflect on it.  Hey, you never know when New Year’s Eve might make or break your [...]

Golden Compass Follow-Up

This is just a quick follow up to my previous post regarding The Golden Compass.  In the post, I had the thought of taking my oldest daughter Allison to see the movie to teach her what it is about so she could communicate it to others.
Well, a couple weeks ago while Christmas shopping we came [...]