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The Danger of Having the Last Word

September 17, 2011Mike Leake

I find a strange cocktail of encouragement and despair as I read through articles in the Christian blogosphere.  Sometimes as I read I smell the aroma of Christ flowing forth.  Other times I can hear what sounds like a serpent… Continue Reading →

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What Should a Newtonian Calvinist Say In a Pastoral Interview?

September 16, 2011Mike Leake 1 Comment

I have been breaking one of my rules lately.  I have…gulp of shame…been reading far too many comment threads on blogs.  Even worse these blog posts have been about…choking down the shame of broken resolve…Calvinism.  While indulging the part of… Continue Reading →

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Am I Growing in Grace?

August 16, 2011Mike Leake 2 Comments

In my John Newton studies I stumbled upon a gold mine of 18th century Christian writings.  There is a magazine from the UK called The Gospel Magazine, it has been in publication (minus a few years in the late 1700s)… Continue Reading →

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Counsel to a Friend with Cancer

July 25, 2011Mike Leake

The following is a modernized and de-Britainized version of John Newton’s letter to Mr. B in 1774.  I have tried to keep my changing of the words minimal but I have reformatted some to make it more readable for a… Continue Reading →

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