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Blogs are ablaze with cries of freedom. Status messages on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and half a million other networking sites ring with liberty. Everyone’s celebrating and commemorating this day…and why not, right? From the perspective of most Americans, it’s well-nigh sinful not to...

Lindsey at Beauty from the Heart has posted a wonderful reflection on the greatness of God and the finiteness of human achievement. To be faithful disciples, we must be faithfully focused on the God Who has loved us, saved us, and called us to glorify and exalt Him above all the things He has made...

I don’t make it my practice to use sites that I link to as [Re]Con, but this post from Stephen Altrogge at The Blazing Center is well-worth your time to read...

Tony Woodlief published a phenomenal article in the Wall Street Journal entitled Ya Gotta Have (Real) Friends. It is well-worth your time to read it...

Our exploration of seeking discernment so far has had very little to do with what we are discerning and, yet, apart from them we will be unable to discern anything. Until we shut up and bow down, there will be no discernment. God is not honored by vain words or complaint or anxiety...

I have had the blessing and privilege of my soul being cared for, challenged, and encouraged by the ministry of Mike Pierson. At Providence Church, I have grown tremendously due to his ministry and that of Pastor Jeremy Hetrick. Recently, C.J...

Mark Driscoll wrote a tremendous response to a question from FOX News about Newsweek’s recent report about the death of Christendom in America...

Before we could begin to exercise discernment and hear the voice of God, we must humble ourselves. Getting ourselves to stop talking is only a beginning that gives us room to place our hearts in a position of humility...

There is a great deal of discussion and debate on the topic and nature of discernment. Pastors and theologians are teaching about it through sermons, seminars, and books. Conferences are held centering on it...

This is the final post in the series. I hope that it has proved helpful and I would definitely appreciate feedback on any points here. Thank you and God bless you all! Soli Deo Gloria...

A recent Barna release revealed that the majority of American Christians don’t believe in either Satan OR the Holy Spirit. This betrays the necessity and dire need for discipleship and sound doctrine in our churches...

Self-Expressions: How Each View Defines Itself Although we have defined, for our purposes, the meanings of egalitarianism, complementarianism, and gender and while this is a crucial step as we begin to seek reconciliation in the area of gender roles in the local church, we cannot begin the work of...

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures… (1 Cor. 15:3-4) Christ the Lord is risen...

What you are about to read is a “vision” of sorts I had one spring day in 2007 as I was praying in the woods. My prayer is that it would give you a sense of the feeling that was experienced by the touch of the Master, and the depth of our guilt. -DK I opened my eyes once more...

Note: This paper was presented at Bethel University on February 21, 2009 for “Imagining the Future: The Reconciled Community“, a sociological conference on reconciliation. The goal was to explore the egalitarian/complementarian debate and see if there is hope for reconciliation in the church...

Matt Chandler, pastor of the Village Church in Texas, provides a necessary challenge and reminder to us as we reach out to people. We are ministers of mercy, seeking to cultivate joy, peace and love for God not fear of hell.

After many months of server issues, techinical difficulties and other things, we’ve finally been able to restore [Re]Connected to the internet. We have a new server, new webmaster, and some new inspiration to move forward...

It is quite obvious that, at [Re]Connected, we’ve assumed something about our readers: that we all realize that discipleship, quite apart from being an optional piece of faith or a “nice thing” we can do in our churches, is absolutely necessary...

The following is a quote from J.I. Packer in his book, Knowing God (pg. 116): True Christians are people who acknowledge and live under the word of God...

Steven Curtis Chapman and Family on GMA 08/06/08 Steven Curtis Chapman and family appeared on the Good Morning America show (ABC) on August 6, 2008, as well as Larry King Live (CNN) on August 7, 2008 to discuss the loss of their daughter, Maria Sue, and the famiy’s struggles since that tragic...

This is the first [Re]Con post, putting you in touch with helpful resources and challenging pieces to further and encourage your discipleship as you seek to live in a manner worthy of the Gospel...

Note: You can find Hännah Schlaudt’s third part of her series on Biblical femininity, entitled “It’s Not My Life: Stewarding Feminine Singleness” at Beauty from the Heart...