May 2011
32 posts
John Piper Interviews Rick Warren on Doctrine →
By John Piper
May 27, 2011
This 98 minute interview that I did with Rick Warren was recorded on May 1, 2011, during the Desiring God Regional Conference at Saddleback Church. It’s the fulfillment of a commitment we made when Rick was not able to come in person to the Desiring God National Conference in Minneapolis in October, 2010.
The nature of the interview is mainly doctrinal. I read...
Who cares what man knows your name. The question...
- Pastor Paul Washer
“Religion is a reactionary view of the world or an organization with such a view,...”
– Modern Korean Language Dictionary (1981), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
“Religion is a view of the world based on an absolute belief in a supernatural or...”
– Unabridged Korean Language Dictionary (1992), The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Scholar: China Notices Link Between Christianity,... →
ichristianlee:
(via Instapaper)
2009 White Paper on Religious Freedom in North...
(This paper is the second of and one of very few objective and systematic data gathering and analysis on the issue of religious freedom in North Korea.)
“Whilst religious persecution is not new in the North but since 2000, there has been a slight change in the religious topography there. The number of unofficial, behind-the-scenes and clandestine religious activities has increased little...
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Prayer: New Breed of REVIVALISTS →
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Artist & Alphabet, 1998 - Emily Brown Shields (via Micheal Newhouse) I love this. Its so beautiful.
Watchhttp://timothykeller.com/books/kings_cross/
King’s Cross is Timothy Keller’s revelatory look at the life of Christ as told in the Gospel of Mark. In it, Keller shows how the story of Jesus is at once cosmic, historical, and personal, calling each of us to look anew at our relationship with God. Like Keller’s other books,King’s Cross is written for both skeptics and the faithful, for those...
WatchExcerpt from “Movement Dynamics” by Pastor Tim Keller
- How to accept the folks from other communities.
- Full talk is about what it means to be an organized organism. (3rd mega factor of movement dynamics)
This talk was given at the Global Cities Initiative in September 2009. Download the full audio talk at redeemercitytocity.com/library.jsp?Library_item_param=421
Or watch the...
WatchAn excerpt of the address presented at the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, Cape Town, South Africa, October 2010. See the full-length version at vimeo.com/redeemerctc/what-is-gods-global-urban-mission
What Should Be the U.S. Response if al Qaeda took...
By Joseph D. Ryu
May 2011
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In the event that a group of Pakistani military and intelligence officers allied to al Qaeda takes control of Pakistan and it’s nuclear arsenal, the two best options for the U.S. is either direct war or a more passive-aggressive approach by supplying and supporting regional allies and international organizations to deal with the...
WatchTaipei’s “101 Church”
#Hallelujah!
What Should Be the U.S. Response to Challengers of...
By Joseph D. Ryu
May 2011
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For America, being the dominant power in the world has been more beneficial than not. As America developed as the dominant power, the world’s economic system and international relations were directly manipulated to service the needs and desires of the United States. Power transition theory not only predicts that China and India may...
WatchSt. Paul’s House
I’d like to volunteer some time :)
What is the Greater Threat: China's Hold on U.S....
By Joseph D. Ryu
May 2011
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On the question of whether China’s growing military power or the large U.S. debt that China holds being a greater threat to the U.S., the answer at first hinges in the immediacy of the issue. In the end, it will be to China’s advantage to have a growing military power and also hold a large amount of U.S. debt. However, no matter how...
Watch“You’ve got young people wanting to live in cities, new immigrants of course coming to cities, empty nesters coming to cities, cultural thought leaders coming to cities… And so the city, right now everywhere in the world, is where the future of the global culture is being forged. And if you want to have any impact for Christ on the future of where societies are going, where the...
“My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But...”
– C. S. Lewis (via eyesonthecross)
“Economic Regionalism’s Impact on China”
By Joseph D. Ryu
May 10, 2011
Economic regionalism is often pursued out of a desire to raise trade and profits with fewer hassles by cooperating and committing to an agreed set of rules with other nation states.[1] In this way, economic regionalism becomes exclusive and is both beneficial and troublesome in international relations. It is beneficial because it unites many countries towards a...
Should the U.S. Continue to Pursue the Six-Party...
“Without a doubt, the issue of how to address North Korea has become one of serious concern and must be dealt with extreme sensitivity. All evidence shows that there will be dramatic changes in United States policy toward North Korea as well as North Korea’s relation to the world. The United States must bring this issue to an end quickly. Sometimes, decisions must be weighed by a higher...
Should the U.S. Continue to Pursue the Six-Party...
By Joseph D. Ryu
Final Paper for Strategies in International Relations
Spring 2011
Abstract
Over the last half of the century, the Korean peninsula has been in a state that it had not been in for thousands of years. It has been divided between the North and the South, more specifically on the 38th Parallel North of the circle of latitude. With the North being supported by the Soviet Union and...