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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Famous Last Words
A father left his son, Charlie, in charge of the family business—a huge strawberry farm—because he was getting older and wanted to travel abroad while his health still permitted. The farm was handed down to him by his father forty … Continue reading
Blogging is dangerous for pastors!
David Hayward has been journaling for years, even though he admits that blogging has almost replaced that previous discipline. In Wounded and Proud of It! he writes: Since I started blogging, I’ve had more people pitying me, feeling sorry for … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging is dangerous, blogging pastor, journaling, pastor wounded, pastor's humanity
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A Gospel with an excluded middle
Here's a challenging word from Jonny Woodrow over at The Crowded House blog: If the gospel is about the past and the future then church simply needs to be a gathering outside of life that gets you to look backwards … Continue reading
Are you a heretic?
There's been a lot of activity in the comments section under my post regarding Brian McLaren. The word "heretic" has been thrown around quite liberally by someone who believes he is justified in doing so. In light of that, I've … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Theology
Tagged Arminian, atonement, BrianMcLaren, Calvinist, church models, Church Structures, coreconcepts, creationist, essentials, faith, fundamentalist, goodnews, Gospel, heretic, hermeneutics, inspiration, JesusChrist, legalist, liberalism, missiology, neo-orthodox, non-essentials, reconciledtogod, repentance, secondaryissues, socialjustice, spurgeon, theisticevolutionist, theologicalhairs
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Ministry in Wales
“So how are things going in South Wales?” an American colleague recently asked me. “Well,” I said, “the number of Christians in Wales has grown by leaps and bounds over the past four years.” “Really?” he asked. “Do you think … Continue reading
Quickie :: The Show Must Go On!
Here's an interesting post of the typical Sunday morning service in many American churches, written by Randy Umberger over at The Highlander.
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What do you think of Brian McLaren?
Think about your response, and then ask yourself a more penetrating question: "Do I really know Brian McLaren as someone who loves Jesus as much as—perhaps more than—I do; or have I simply listened to his many outspoken critics and/or … Continue reading
Quickie :: What are the consequences of blogging?
Question #10 :: What are the consequences of blogging? Have you ever gotten in trouble for blogging? For example, a work colleague reads your blog and recognizes a carefully-veiled illustration you have used regarding something that happened on the job.
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