Diction and rhetoric are words that I rarely see used by contemporary speakers.  Good diction was once considered a virtue.  Rhetoric was almost considered a sacred art.  Today diction and rhetoric are marginal aspects in the world of speech.  The principle denigrates the proper use of the language in our culture.  I would like to lay the blame for the misuse of language at the feet of the postmodern deconstructionists.  Their influence has been great in the western world, but the intentional...

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"The god of the Church Growth Movement" was written for those interested in biblical church growth.  Christians know that Holy Scripture must regulate every dimension of reality in faith and life even the plans for church growth.  I have devoted more time researching the church growth movement than any other aspect in the contemporary church scene.  I believe the church growth movement is the most dangerous movement the church has faced in the 20th century.  The reason I say that is because i...
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Theology, doctrine, and truth were landmarks of the evangelical church in centuries past.  Holy Scripture was the means to measure the worship and work of the church.  Sola Scriptura, Scripture alone, was the absolute universal standard.  Today those things that work best or more specifically those things that seem best at the particular time and situation measure the worship and work of the church, to a large degree.  The evangelical church has moved away from a God-centered ministry and has...

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