evangelical vs Evangelical

Date July 1, 2004

“We need some good Evangelical Christians at Princeton.” / “Is she an Evangelical Christian?” / “Yes, but is he Evangelical?”
Frankly, I’m sick of the word Evangelical. I want to run the opposite direction whenever I hear it. If I hear about one more “Evangelical” PC(USA) congregation…it’s all just the same labeling/in-out/us-them language. I know I’m [...]

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Selecting an Evangelical Pastor

Date January 7, 2004

I picked up a book today in my pastor’s office entitled “Selecting an Evangelical Pastor…A Lay Perspective: A Guide for Pastor Nominating Committees” by Robert B. Fish. The title pretty much explains the purpose of the book, and I began to flip through it. Let me say first that it was published by the Presbyterian [...]

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Purpose Driven Jesus(?)

Date January 4, 2004

As is typical (I’m guessing) for the first Sunday after New Years, the sermon today at my church was “Do You Have a Goal?” My pastor talked about living with a purpose, living with goals. He quotes Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life. He asked the question, “Have you ever thought of Jesus in that way? [...]

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