Posted on January 2, 2009 by thinkpoint
by Steve Cornell
In the summer of 1990, my wife and I had the privilege of attending a conference in southern California at the church led by Dr. John MacArthur. One afternoon on that memorable occasion, we were invited to the home of the Academic Dean of the Master’s Seminary (His brother was a former professor [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2008 by thinkpoint
God has given three institutions to humanity for the well-being of society: The family, the government and the Church. Considering the instability of marriage and family and the corruption of government, the great need of the hour is for the Church to be all God intends for her to be. One of the primary obstacles [...]
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Posted on September 9, 2007 by thinkpoint
By Steve Cornell
“Only in Lancaster, Pennsylvania” I thought to myself when I picked up my copy of our local paper. Where else would you find a front page story titled, Church Hoppers? Well-churched areas make fertile soil for the proverbial church-hopper. And, Lancaster, Pennsylvania is an unusually “churched” community. This comes with blessings and curses. [...]
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