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Braunschweig Tour
Simply Ecclesia | June 11th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
Today my wife and I spent the day in Braunschweig, Germany. An older German couple gave us a tour of some fascinating sights. We started on the out-skirts and work our way into the city as the day went on. It was interesting to visit a town tha read more
Poor Legalist
Simply Ecclesia | May 25th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
Poor legalist. They are really in the numbers game. Let’s see how many converts we can make because if we don’t then people are going to go to hell. Well I do believe that people need Jesus for salvation but that is not all. From read more
Those Nasty Pharisees
Simply Ecclesia | May 22nd 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
SERMON OF THE WEEK Title: Those Nasty Pharisees Speaker: Kenny Boles Location: Ozark Christian College (chapel sermon) (the first minute is the reading of scripture, this is not Kenny Boles) (photo by Raphael Bick Travel Photography) read more
Baptism by the Book (Bible)
Simply Ecclesia | May 21st 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
(I originally posted this with the title of Baptism by the Book. I added the Bible out to the side just so there is no confusion on what book I am talking about.) I was asked by another site what my view of baptism is. I believe I concur with the f read more
What is a Christian?
Simply Ecclesia | May 21st 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
This week there seems to be a theme going on in the land of blogs. I really want to know what you consider a Christian to be. You can call it a follower of Jesus, Christ, etc. I am not really concerned with the label we put on it. In your exp read more
What leads to peace: War or Jesus?
Simply Ecclesia | May 19th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
I love this quote that is found in the book Everything Must Change, “Twelve-step programs teach that it takes a spiritual program to treat addiction. A student of war will similarly conclude that only a spiritual program can break our world, i read more
“Is following Christ the same as being a ‘Christian’?”
Simply Ecclesia | May 19th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
My response to Jim Palmer’s question: “Is following Christ the same as being a ‘Christian’?” 1.What is a follower of Christ? When one decides to follow Jesus they should be deciding to become more like Him. They recognize that what He offer read more
How Green is Walmart?
Simply Ecclesia | May 17th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
Tonight while I stood in line at Walmart I noticed up on the wall that Walmart was promoting themselves as being Green. It seems to me that most like to talk about how they are going Green but they don’t actually do anything to change their ab read more
God’s Difficult Ecclesia
Simply Ecclesia | May 16th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
You would think I would be tired of typing. I spent the day typing a paper for one of my classes. I am glad to say that I am done and can focus more on Germany. Next week my team and I leave for Peine, Germany, where we will conduct English conver read more
Is Community Possible? (comments welcomed)
Simply Ecclesia | May 14th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
“As God’s people, we are a community that is to increasingly embody God’s fullness and kingdom in our daily lives for the sake of the world. This is the Church that Jesus is building” ~Jason Zahariades Wow, what would this look like? read more
Work your tail off for Jesus
Simply Ecclesia | May 13th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
Time is important for a whole lot of different reasons. Some would say that it is not and that nothing we do matters because Jesus is coming back “soon and very soon.” So what if He is? Would this change the statement of time being important? read more
Living by the Book
Simply Ecclesia | May 12th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
I have been reading a really good book by Howard and William Hendricks called Living By The Book: The Art And Science Of Reading The Bible. I just finished reading chapter 11. In this chapter they suggests that 6 questions be asked when reading a t read more
Not bad Advise
Simply Ecclesia | May 12th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
ANYWAY People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies. Succeed anywa read more
Are you kidding me?
Simply Ecclesia | May 11th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
Talk about getting on one’s soapbox! Oh and I might add taking scripture out of context. Grace and peace preacher, grace and peace. Because of Jesus, David Knapp read more
Tchuess!
Simply Ecclesia | May 8th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
I will be back in a couple of weeks. I have finals coming up and need to devote more time to that. Also my team and I leave for Germany on May 23rd. We will be leading English lessons for 6 weeks before returning. Talk to you soon. Because of Jes read more
Do you concur with Luther?
Simply Ecclesia | May 7th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
In Matthew it appears that those who are “poor in spirit” and those who are “persecuted for the sake of righteousness” receive the kingdom of heaven. We see the qualifications and we know one has to be these two things in order to receive th read more
a bruised reed…
Simply Ecclesia | May 5th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
“A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish” (Isaiah 42: 3). Isn’t it great that Jesus takes our heart into account. For those who hurt, He didn’t come to make them hurt more. For those who ar read more
Out with the new and in with the old (Great Commission that is)
Simply Ecclesia | May 3rd 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
Here is a comment I made in response to Halpin’s latest post. I did some thinking on the Great Commission today. There are four commands Jesus gives His disciples. 1. Go 2. Make disciples 3. Baptize them 4. Teach them There is no sinners pray read more
Frank’s Home Town
Simply Ecclesia | May 2nd 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
This photo was taken a little over two years ago. Some of you might recognize the building behind me. It is the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy. I never thought I would get to visit this beautiful town. While in Germany my wife and I to read more
Our focus: Being like Jesus, or Remaining confused about God?
Simply Ecclesia | April 29th 2008 by Simply Ecclesia
Why do we make God so complicated. There are people who are so confused about Him. I suppose there are many different reasons for this confusion. The first would have to be that people are not going to the source of Who God is. We find ac read more
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