December 2011
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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WatchWatch
Ed Glaeser, Professor of Economics at Harvard, on “Why Cities Matter”. Short, but good food for thought for contextualizing mission in an urban context.
Dec 22nd
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Home for the Holidays...and Not Happy About It
For many, Christmas (and Thanksgiving, birthdays, family reunions, awkward anniversaries, that one summer family trip, etc) can be difficult, particularly if your family doesn’t love the Jesus that you love. Going home can feel like visiting a completely foreign culture, where people speak a different language and love foreign things. It can be awkward, uncomfortable, and emotionally...
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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What You Preach Is Already Decided (Spurgeon) →
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Please Consider a Year-End Gift to DCC
Downtown Cornerstone exists to build a great city through the gospel for the glory of God. We love Seattle and want all who call this city home to know and love Jesus Christ. That’s why we exist. God has been incredibly gracious to us in 2011. We launched in April, planted six communities throughout the city, baptized 10 individuals, and saw many move downtown to join Jesus’ mission. We are...
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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“If we do not pay attention to the whole of biblical truth as a system, we become...”
– Cornelius Van Til, Introduction to Systematic Theology, 5.
Dec 12th
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“If the message of the Gospel were that God is a great tyrant waiting to pounce...”
– Martyn Lloyd-Jones, The Irrationality of Unbelief
Dec 9th
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Dec 6th
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