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  1. MikeBigg

    Everything I know about teaching - Michael Gove

    Everything I know about teaching: Amazon.co.uk: Mr Michael Gove: Books
  2. MikeBigg

    Can we trust the Bible?

    There's a video on the Premier Radio website with Amy Orr-Ewing presenting the case for the Bible being reliable. Its not short - about an hour long, but worth watching if you're interested in such things. It can be found here: Apologetics | Premier.org.uk, Features Regards, Mike
  3. MikeBigg

    These believers in eternal ... Robert Robinson

    DYER’S LIFE OF ROBINSON (eighteenth century) In a letter to a friend, Robert Robinson wrote “These believers in eternal torment are never shocked; they never blush; but affirm, ‘This is wise and just, and kind; and it will be more glorious to God to save me, and damn them to endless and...
  4. MikeBigg

    Christ glorified in the salvation and restoration of all mankind – Francis Leicester

    Christ glorified in the salvation and restoration of all mankind – Francis Leicester "But the Scripture which crowns all, and the last which I shall bring into proof, is Revelation 5:13. Here all creation is at Christ’s feet, and that not with tears in their eyes, or petitions in...
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    Reading All of the Bible ...

    Reading All of the Bible: Universal Reconcilliation as More Biblical than Eternal Concious Torment by Dr Richard Beck "If I had to guess, I think the most common objection to UR is that proponents simply aren't reading their bibles. That proponents of UR are cutting out or reading around texts...
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    My unexpected discovery – Hannah Whitall Smith

    A short extract from My Unexpected Discovery – Hannah Whitall Smith “As an escape from the doctrine of eternal torment, I at first embraced the doctrine of annihilation for the wicked, and for a little while tried to comfort myself with the belief that this life ended all for them. But the...
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    The Gospel From Outer Space – Robert Short

    Here's a little bit from THE GOSPEL FROM OUTER SPACE – ROBERT SHORT “The gospel of love heard from the churches is at bottom a gospel at gunpoint. This gospel claims to speak of a great love, but only one step behind this “love” is an unspoken, or often very vocal great threat – the threat of...
  8. MikeBigg

    I like this song ...

    I like this song ... I saw Stuart Townend sing it recently. I hadn't heard it before. Come to the feast, There is room at the table. Come let us meet in this place With the King of all kindness Who welcomes us in With the wonder of love, And the power of grace, Vagabonds (Stuart...
  9. MikeBigg

    Free Randal Rauser apologetics ebook - today only ...

    On Wednesday, October 30, the e-version of Randal Rauser’s book The Swedish Atheist, the Scuba Diver and Other Apologetic Rabbit Trails (InterVarsity, 2012) will be available for free for this one day only at Amazon.com, B&N, and Christianbook.com. I got a copy from here...
  10. MikeBigg

    Free Randal Rauser ebook - today only ...

    On Wednesday, October 30, the e-version of Randal Rauser’s book The Swedish Atheist, the Scuba Diver and Other Apologetic Rabbit Trails (InterVarsity, 2012) will be available for free for this one day only at Amazon.com, B&N, and Christianbook.com. I got a copy from here...
  11. MikeBigg

    Co-operative ban hits lads' mags where it hurts

    Co-operative ban hits lads' mags where it hurts The Co-operative Retail Trading Group has announced that as of September 9 it will no longer sell Front, Nuts and Zoo in its 4,000-plus Co-operative stores after publishers refused to meet requests to sell the magazines in sealed modesty bags...
  12. MikeBigg

    What do you understand by ...

    I'm hoping this won't infringe the forum rules, but I wanted to ask the question here in the "like-minded" section rather than the unorthodox theology section. Please, can we not discuss this, just post your answers. I think any discussion will cause the thread to be moved to the UT section...
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    God's great mercy ... questions ...

    This thread is in response to this thread: http://www.christianforums.com/t7749713/ which starts with stories of God saving people shortly before they die. I didn't want to sidetrack an encouraging thread, so started this one. My problem with the that thread is that while those stories...
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    Can we please have an Evangelical Universalism forum ...

    Can we please have an Evangelical Universalism (EU) forum in the faith groups section? The topic has not gone away and the debate continues after the publication of Rob Bell's book, Love Wins. With the increasing number of books on the subject and the growing number of people who have...
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    Lost sheep parable ...

    Here's the parable of the lost sheep: Luke 15: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home...
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    My visit to Victory Church, Cwmbran, Wales

    Many of you will have heard there is an "outpouring" occurring in Cwmbran in South Wales. There are accounts of healings and salvations. I've heard good reports from people I know who have been. Its been going for 4 months - I (finally) managed to get there. Its only 100 miles away from where...
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    So, how are we to deal with ...

    So, how are we to deal with new people to the church who may be living in ways we don't approve. For example, what do we do with the mum and dad in a family that have been together 15 years, but not married? They get saved, come to our church, then what? Another example, what about a gay...
  18. MikeBigg

    CofE v Wonga - what do you think?

    So the CofE is to put Wonga out of business: Archbishop of Canterbury declares war on Wonga: 'We'll put you out of business' | Mail Online What do you think? Should the church have any role in lending money? Mike
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    Greek scholars needed ... John 9 ...

    Greek scholars needed ... or at least someone a whole lot more knowledgeable than me .... John 9 is the account of the blind man that Jesus heals. Here is the account from the NRSV: 9 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this...
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