Posted on April 4, 2009 by oasiscov
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
A Response to Evangelical Feminism
By John Piper
Evangelical feminism has had a profound impact on the Church. In this book, 22 men and women commit their talents to produce the most thorough response yet to evangelical feminism. The writers identify their view as complementarian rather than “traditional” or “hierarchical.” The book combines [...]
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Posted on March 28, 2009 by oasiscov
Powerful video trailer, please preview it before letting a child view…. very powerful.
www.whokilledgod.com
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Posted on March 25, 2009 by oasiscov
From Desiring God Blog
Martyn Lloyd-Jones on what the church is for:
The primary task of the Church is not to educate man, is not to heal him physically or psychologically…. I will go further; it is not even to make him good. These are things that accompany salvation; and when the Church performs her true task [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2009 by oasiscov
Never Let the Gospel Get Smaller
Tuesday, 2:42 AM
(Author: John Piper)
Here is a simple exhortation that I have been trying to implement in our family:
Seek to see and feel the gospel as bigger as years go by rather than smaller.
Our temptation is to think that the gospel is for beginners and then we go on to [...]
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Posted on March 13, 2009 by ericsgirlie
Oasis Packet
Oasis Baptism Packet
Oasis Nursery Brochure
Oasis Nursery Foundation Verses
Oasis Nursery Worker Info
Oasis Fasting Brochure
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Posted on March 13, 2009 by oasiscov
3. The New Calvinism
By DAVID VAN BIEMA
ILLUSTRATION BY LORENZO PETRANTONI FOR TIME; CALVIN: POPPERFOTO / GETTY
If you really want to follow the development of conservative Christianity, track its musical hits. In the early 1900s you might have heard “The Old Rugged Cross,” a celebration of the atonement. By the 1980s you could have shared the Jesus-is-my-buddy [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by oasiscov
“Remember, the growth of a believer is not like a mushroom—but like an oak, which increases slowly indeed—but surely.
Many suns, showers, and frosts, pass upon it before it comes to perfection. And in winter, when it seems to be dead—it is gathering strength at the root.
Be humble, watchful, and diligent in the means, and endeavor [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2009 by oasiscov
Daylight Savings Time starts tonight. Don’t forget to set you clocks forward one hour.
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Posted on March 7, 2009 by oasiscov
I am really enjoying Keller!!!
“The gospel, by telling us Jesus died for us, is also really insulting. It tells us that we are so wicked that only the death of the Son of God could save us. This offends the modern cult of self-expression and the popular belief in the innate goodness of humanity.”
- Timothy [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2009 by oasiscov
If I knew I were one of God’s elect, I would come to Christ; but I fear I am not.’ To you I answer: nobody ever came to Christ because he knew himself to be one of the elect. It is quite true that God has of His mere good pleasure elected some to everlasting [...]
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