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Personal Experience with Christian Worship Music Trends

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 06:18:18 -0700

JI Packer's Discussion of Apologetics

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:11:11 -0600

JI Packer spoke at the Reformation Study Center in Los Altos, CA in 1978. He outlined his understanding of apolgetics (the discipline of defending a position through the systematic use of information) as they pertained to the cultural changes of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Elizabeth Elliot's View of Language and Writing

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:32:05 -0600

Elizabeth Elliot spoke at the Reformation Study Center in Los Altos, CA in 1977. The purpose of her talk was to express how she sees her role, and our roles as Christians, as a writer and reporter, both of her own works and regarding her husband Jim's experiences.

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New Song: Teach Me To Pray

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:43:17 -0600

Sometimes I lead worship in my church. To do that means going through songbooks and hymnals and reading Bible passages, and, it also means praying for guidance on what to use. This Sunday, I was going to use an older hymn called Teach Me To Pray. While listening to various versions both on a Christian song website and on YouTube, I found a new song by the same title.

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Elizabeth Elliot and Christian Expression

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:41:55 -0600

Elizabeth Elliot spoke at the Reformation Study Center in Los Altos, CA in 1977. The purpose of her talk was to challenge her listeners to be specific and deliberate in expressing themselves as Christians, as an outpouring of identifying with Christ and being an example of Christ to the world.

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Nathan George and Change for Good

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:34:49 -0600

After the Veritas Forum presentation on April 18, 2012, two breakout sessions were held the next day, one for Nishan de Mel and one for Nathan George.

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Discussing Poverty at The Veritas Forum

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:06:04 -0600

On April 18, 2012, I attended the presentation of "Making Money, Spending Money: What do we owe to the poor?" at Stanford's Veritas Forum. The speakers were Nathan George and Nishan de Mel and the moderator was Debbie Hall.
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John Stott and The Fellowship of the Believers

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:32:01 -0600

John Stott spoke at the Reformation Study Center in Los Altos, CA in 1977. According to Robert Benedetto, now Library Director at Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union, the center was begun in 1977 as a school for church laypersons.

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John Stott and Sermon Preparation

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:35:51 -0600

John Stott spoke at the Covenant Mid-Winter Conference in 1977, after speaking at Urbana '76.

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Diversity and Unity in Believers

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:38:55 -0700

In September, 2011, prior to leaving for work in Mexico with Wycliffe Bible Translators, Ryan Klint gave a guest talk at Foothill Covenant Church in Los Altos.

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Reformed Living

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:39:52 -0700

The bible just talks about God, right? But what if it covered all socially relevant topics of life, too? According to Rev. Calvin Fox, the bible covers all topics related to life. He has written extensively on topics ranging from economics to the arts on his Reformed Living Blog.
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Christmas Crimes by Kevin Fox

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 02:25:58 -0700

Author Kevin Fox wrote this book after visiting his family in Newport, VT. It features the investigations of a Preacher's Kid (PK) and his friend into the death of a neighbor, the accusations of a friend as the killer, and enduring the ever annoying bullying by local town 'heroes' who seem to steal glory at every chance they get. But, are they stealing more than glory?
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Engaging the Adventure of Cross-Cultural Missions

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 02:09:59 -0700

Rev. Loren Fox takes his readers through a journey of discovery with his new book on cross-cultural missions. Drawing on his experience in overseas missions in South East Asia, Rev. Fox tells how to reach out to the least likely to have heard the good news of Jesus Christ and the Grace offered by God.
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Nick Vujicic Has Positive Focus

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:01:13 -0700

A friend of mine suggested I watch a video about Nick Vujicic, a man born without arms or legs. He's a motivational speaker for children, youth and adults. His message: we all have incredible value just for who we are.
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Relevant Faith, Relevant Life

nospam@example.com (Kevin Fox) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:29:02 -0700

I have visited a church in Santa Cruz, CA that I enjoy, mostly because they make the effort to be relevant, in their organization, their services, and their 'after' services. The type of church? Emergent.
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