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From Jared Wilson's new book,  Gospel Wakefulness , here are 11 signs (pgs 72-73) you haven't experienced gospel wakefulness... 1. The gospel doesn't interest you--or it does, but not as much as other religious subjects. 2. You take nearly everything personally. 3. You frequently worry about what other people think. 4. You treat inconveniences like minor (or major) tragedies. 5. You are impatient with people. 6. In general, you have trouble seeing the fruit of the Spirit in your life (Gal 5:22-23). 7. The Word of God holds little interest. 8. You have great difficulty forgiving. 9. You are told frequently by a spouse, close friend, or other family members that you are too "clingy" or too controlling. 10. You think someone besides yourself is the worst sinner you know. 11. The idea of gospel centrality makes no sense to you.

Two years ago, the Manhattan Declaration was released to the public at the National Press Club. The Declaration is a call of Christian conscience  issued by  Catholic ,  Orthodox   Christian , and  Protestant  leaders to affirm support of " the sanctity of life , traditional marriage, and  religious liberty ".   The drafting committee includes evangelical leader  Charles Colson ,  Princeton University  law professor  Robert P. George  and  Beeson Divinity School  dean  Timothy George . Close to a half a million people have signed the declaration including such leaders as James Dobson, Tony Perkins, Chuck Swindoll, Al Mohler, Ligon Duncan, Harry Reeder, Tim Keller, and Bryan Chapell. R. C. Sproul, Alister Begg, Michael Horton and others refused to sign the document because of its  ecumenical  overtones. The document i dentifies Catholics and Orthodox (as well as Protestants) as "Christian" which, they maintain, muddles the distinctives of the Biblical gospel, nam