>So post #3 is about chapter #2, which, so far is the best chapter we've read and discussed in my small group (we've discussed #3 also, but I'm behind in posting).The chapter title is 'Love is not all you need.' Someone tell the hippies! Keller argues that many in our culture have replace God with … Continue reading >Counterfeit gods, part 3
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>Counterfeit Gods, part 2
>It's been a very long time since my last post on this book. Our group considered chapter one a month ago, I just forgot to post about it. It was a good chapter and a good conversation.What is the deepest longing of your heart? What would life be like if you were given what you … Continue reading >Counterfeit Gods, part 2
>The Importance of the Virgin Birth
>Christmas can have a wonderful effect of bringing people together. You can probably bring to mind the Coca Cola Christmas song "I'd like to buy the world a Coke and keep it company...". Maybe you've heard of the 'Christmas Truce' of 1914. British and German soldiers in WW1 laid down their guns, decorated their trenches, … Continue reading >The Importance of the Virgin Birth
>echoes of psalm 37 in Philippians 4
>I have read and studied Philippians 4:2-9 many times. I've preached on it at least two times. Yet, as I'm preparing to preach on it this Sunday something struck me. I was reading Psalm 37 this morning in my own devotional time and it felt a lot like I was reading Phil. 4:2-9. Look at … Continue reading >echoes of psalm 37 in Philippians 4
>Counterfeit Gods, part 1
>My small group just started a discussion of Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters, by Tim Keller. I'll post on it each week we discuss it, which will only be every other week. Last Thursday night we met to discuss the introduction, which in itself … Continue reading >Counterfeit Gods, part 1
God Entranced 