Joe also blogs at the Kiwifruit Blog
Stand for the Gospel
My Personal Library- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills by Nathaniel Bluedorn
- The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning by Nathaniel Bluedorn
- Reforming or Conforming?: Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church by Gary L. W. Johnson
- Truth and the New Kind of Christian: The Emerging Effects of Postmodernism in the Church by R. Scott Smith
Two Ways to Live
- J. C. Ryle Quotes
- Of First Importance
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Category Archives: Ministry
Ryle – Called to Preach?
Commenting on Mark 5:1-20 I cannot help remarking, in connection with our Lord’s words in this passage, that it is questionable whether people do not sometimes act unadvisedly in giving up a secular calling in order to enter the ministry … Continue reading
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2011 EFC & HBC Combined Service – Come Join Us for a Unique English/Mandarin Service
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2011 Howick Midnight Madness – Come Join Us
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The Use of Images in Worship
Over the past few days I have seen a link to this video by several Christians on FaceBook. Not just a link, but with the Tagline of “Everyone who can breathe needs to watch this.” “Everyone who can breathe needs … Continue reading
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My Commissioning as Associate Pastor of Howick Baptist Church
Last Saturday evening I was privileged to participate in a unique honor. The elders of Howick Baptist Church formally commissioned me as their Associate Pastor. You can watch a video with highlights from this service on HBC’s website. I will … Continue reading
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Commissioning Service, Associate Pastor – Howick Baptist Church
Well, we are in the midst of moving chaos. Our house in in the process of being packed; I am trying to finish my last term at The Shepherd’s Bible College by teaching Apologetics this afternoon and Old Testament Survey … Continue reading
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Hymns from Page CXVI
Hymns II Hymns I “Be Thou My Vision” from Hymns III <span><a href=”http://soundcloud.com/pagecxvi/be-thou-my-vision”>02 Be Thou My Vision</a> by <a href=”http://soundcloud.com/pagecxvi”>PageCXVI</a></span> Be Still My Soul – Hymns III <span><a href=”http://soundcloud.com/pagecxvi/01-be-still-my-soul”>01 Be Still My Soul</a> by <a href=”http://soundcloud.com/pagecxvi”>PageCXVI</a></span> Joyful, Joyful, We Adore … Continue reading
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Always Reforming
My first contribution to the Kiwifruit blog – Always Reforming – is up.
Ministry Update – Twitter and/or Facebook for Recommended Articles
All: By now, you would have received an email from me regarding a change in ministry which is to take place by the first part of December. As I shift from being a lecturer at The Shepherd’s Bible College to … Continue reading
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Fleener Family Update – September 2010 – The Lord Moves in Mysterious Ways
It is likely some of you will receive multiple copies of this. I am sorry, but I am sending it through a few different distribution lists which have some overlap in memberships. Dear Friends & Family: Proverbs 16:9 The heart … Continue reading
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