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		<title>Teachableness and the New Year: McCheyne&#8217;s Bible Reading Calendar, and Reorganization of &#8220;New City&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having thought through the theme of being teachable among other Christians in the church from the book of James, I’ve come to think about reorganizing my blog “New City” and also scheduling out the course of the new year in 2010.  It’s good to know Christ’s obedience in place of my obedience in the Gospel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2925&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Coming of the Messiah: Our Loss, His Gain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Christmas, it’s important to remember that the first coming of Jesus Christ – His first advent, as it were – marks an occasion not just of His coming, but also of a sense of loss.  Usually Christmas is celebrated as a time to remember Jesus’ virgin birth, and often presents are exchanged among family [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2909&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emmanuel Advent Reflections (12.21.2009): Perfectionism: The Beginning of Sin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the final Advent reflection article that I write in support of my home church Emmanuel, as we wrap up our Advent calendar for the Christmas season.  This week’s Advent theme for Emmanuel is “From Far to Near,” in which we look to God’s foundation of Jesus Christ for our reconciliation with God our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2851&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teachableness and Church History</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever Christians choose potential candidates for pastoral ministry in the visible church, one matter that they cannot afford to overlook is the matter of teachableness.  Is this man submissive to Jesus’ perfect obedience onto the cross on his behalf?  Does Jesus’ righteousness matter more than his own righteousness?  This includes the matter of the tongue [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2874&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God the Father of the Fatherless, Beyond Every Small Comfort</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enclosed below is a great quote from Donald Grey Barnhouse, the pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church (PCA) from the early twentieth century, on relying upon the Lord versus relying upon earthly individuals, even the very best ministers in the visible church.

I have come to deeply appreciate seeing in the Bible in my quiet times with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2839&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emmanuel Advent Reflections (12.13.2009): Mercy and Humility Among Our Neighbors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is another Advent reflection for Emmanuel that is slightly off the beaten path for what our Advent guide instructs for our reflections.  But I also believe that this article helps us think about the Advent theme for this week, “From Expectancy to Fulfillment,” as we put ourselves in the Christians’ shoes in the Old [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2828&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Goodreads Comment: Metropolitan Chaos and Ethnic Pride (&#8220;Chagall: A Biography,&#8221; Jackie Wullschlager)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a comment I made on Goodreads regarding Jackie Wullschlager’s analysis of Marc Chagall’s determined preservation of his Jewish upbringing in his art in contrast to the cubism of his contemporaries in Wullschlager’s book Chagall: A Biography (New York: Knopf, 2008).

Metropolitan Identity Crisis and Ethnic Dignity

Wullschlager highlights Chagall’s defense of ethnic heritage and personal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2818&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emmanuel Sermon Notes (12.13.2009): Is the Lord Among Us or Not?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I enclose here my notes from the sermon that my pastor Scott Seaton gave for Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (PCA) this past Sunday.  Scott wanted to stress the transition for this week’s Advent theme for Emmanuel.  We’re moving from last week’s theme “From Want to Plenty” and moving toward “From Expectancy to Fulfillment.”  Last week, we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2803&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emmanuel Advent Reflections (12.7.2009): Exhortation of One Another in the Church of Praise</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Advent reflection is a little off the beaten path from the instructions for Advent reflection in the Emmanuel Advent guide.  Still, I believe this Advent reflection is helpful for my home church Emmanuel, in terms of remembering Jesus’ obedience for our lives and encouraging and exhorting each other toward remembering Jesus for our enjoyment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2795&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emmanuel Advent Reflections (12.2.2009): He Will Not Be Elijah</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once in a while, during this Advent season for Emmanuel, I may post more than one blog article of Advent reflections for a week.  I want this week to be one example.  I came across a very thrilling quiet time lesson from the book of Isaiah on Wednesday.  It got me thinking about the Biblical [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newcityofgospel.wordpress.com&blog=5073336&post=2781&subd=newcityofgospel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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