Archive | May, 2008

Book Review by Dr. Scott Kaufman: The Shack

In recent months,The Shack has stormed bookstores across the nation, climbing its way to the top of the bestseller list under the genre of “Christian fiction.”  Admittedly, I had no interest in reading the book simply due to the fact that I usually prefer non-fiction titles.  But after weeks of hearing and seeing people read, tote, talk about, recommend, and even [...]

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Book Review by Dr. Scott Kaufman: The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment

Our penultimate (next-to-last) book review concerns the subject of spiritual discernment.  This will set us up nicely for tomorrow’s review of The Shack which, although a popular book, I and many others believe is one that should only be read (if read at all) with mature and discerning eyes. And discernment is precisely what today’s book, The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, can [...]

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Book Review by Dr. Scott Kaufman: Culture Shift

Welcome to Between Sundays!  My name is Scott Kaufman, and I am guest-blogging for Pastor Floyd while he and Jeana take some much deserved time for rest and relaxation. Each day this week I am reviewing a different book. The first four are books I believe will be great reads for you as you endeavor to grow in [...]

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Book Review by Dr. Scott Kaufman: Living the Cross-Centered Life

Reviewed by Dr. Scott Kaufman, Director of Healthcare Ministries:
 Living the Cross-Centered Life:
Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing
 (C. J. Mahaney. Foreword by Dr. R. Albert Mohler. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Multnomah, ©2006, 166 pp., List price: $12.99)
Author.  C. J. Mahaney is a noted pastor, speaker, and author who leads Sovereign Grace Ministries in its mission to establish and [...]

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BOOK REVIEWS by Guest Blogger Dr. Scott Kaufman

I’ve asked a friend of mine, Dr. Scott E. Kaufman, to choose four books he believes will be great reads for our people and to write a review on each of them for your encouragement. Afterward, Scott will critically evaluate a fifth book that has received much attention lately. I trust that you’ll be edified [...]

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Monday Is Memorial Day

On Monday, we celebrate an important holiday in the history of our country, Memorial Day. This day is a day of remembrance. We remember those who have served our country since it’s founding, those who have given their lives for our freedom, those who have sacrificed for the great country in which we live.
Memorial day [...]

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What Anointed Unity Brings

This week we’ve discussed how in order to be blessed, we must live in unity with others and with God. When we do this, we receive God’s anointing. As we learn to live in unity and under God’s anointing, we receive God’s full blessing. When this happens, God takes blessing and divine favor to a [...]

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The Blessings of Spiritual Unity

Yesterday, I revealed that the key to blessing is spiritual unity in our relationships with God, others and our church. When we maintain spiritual unity, we receive spiritual anointing.
Psalm 133:1-3 gives us a good word picture of what this anointing looks like:
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is [...]

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The Key to Blessing

This Sunday, I preached on a vital topic, The Key to Blessing. The Bible uses the word “bless” 516 times in various usages. When we talk about God blessing us, He is extending to us His divine favor. He is giving to us His endearment, His love, His blessing.
Over the next few days, I [...]

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What Is Ahead for Us?

Within the next few days we will enter the major summer months, so what is ahead for us? If God gives us life on this earth and Jesus tarries, what is ahead for us?
Each Sunday is our Super Bowl. Nothing happens any more important than the Sunday event in our ministry here in Northwest Arkansas. [...]

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