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Wisdom of Jesus Part 3: Lying
Free the Church | December 20th 2009 by Editor
Should Christians ever lie? The joke has been made that “A lie is an ever present help in a time of need.” I have had many discussions with believers regarding the use of lies in dire circumstances. Escaping Nazi Germany is always an ex read more
The Predicament Of Britain’s Christians
A Jew With A View | December 17th 2009 by Tabatha
I sincerely wish Melanie Phillips was running this country. She remains one of the few, sane voices left in Britain right now. Here she is on the difficulties facing British Christians of late: Sleepwalking off the cultural cliff Daily Mail, 14 Dec read more
House of Bread
PastorPusch | December 17th 2009 by Eric
“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie. Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by.” Located about 6 miles south of Jerusalem is the city of David, Bethlehem. It is called the city of David as it is the th read more
Some Creative Inspiration
Ragamuffin Blog | December 14th 2009 by Aaron Loy
Alright, so it's the end of the quarter and I'm up late with seeds and a Red Bull writing a final paper and I need a break, so...confession time. The older I get (and I'm not very old mind you), the less I find myself wanting to read the latest and g read more
what is the church?
Good Brownie | December 12th 2009
The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness, and sanctification center, where flawed people place their trust in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love oth read more
Give a unique gift for Christmas
Gary Humble Blog | December 12th 2009 by Gary Humble
Have you ever wanted to give a goat to someone for Christmas? Seriously, now you can. Give a unique gift this year for Christmas and help out those in need across the globe from North Texas to Uganda, Africa and on to Mumbai, India with Christma read more
Deconstructed by God
Free the Church | December 6th 2009 by Editor
God has to deconstruct before He can rebuild Jer 1:9-10 9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. 10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the king read more
Money, money, money.
The Trees Will Clap | December 5th 2009
I love this time of year. I hate this time of year. Today I drove home on the 405 South, and couldn’t help but feel disgusted. As I looked to my left, I saw South Coast Plaza all dolled up with lights. Then, as I turned to look to my right I sa read more
One Man Revival Turns One, Lessons Learned & Promises Hoped F…
One Man Revival Ministries, A One Man Revival Starts With Yo… | December 4th 2009 by Frank Jenkins
Hey gang!No, there are no candles or cake and I won’t be changing over to Pull-Ups, but today is a special day for the ministry. It was one year ago today (12/03/08) that One Man Revival Ministries began on Blogger. I’d been doing a few blogs on read more
ON THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST AND ITS MARKS: ON CHURCH DISCIPLINE
Classical Arminianism | December 2nd 2009 by William Birch
The church is called by God to address a professing believer who is caught in a sin (Matt. 18:15-17 NET Bible). Why must this be practiced? Why not just allow the believer to continue in his sin, and "let the Lord deal with him," as some believers ha read more
ON THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST AND ITS MARKS
Classical Arminianism | December 1st 2009 by William Birch
I think the reader will benefit from this post in at least three ways: 1) it will demonstrate and validate the orthodox beliefs of Arminius's successors (the Remonstrants) on the topic of the Church of Jesus Christ; 2) it will demonstrate that the pr read more
HOW MUCH AUTHORITY OR POWER DOES THE CHURCH POSSESS?
Classical Arminianism | November 27th 2009 by William Birch
"The power of the Church," writes Arminius, "may be variously considered according to various objects. For it is occupied either about the delivery of doctrines, the enactment of laws, the convening of assemblies, the appointment of ministers, or, la read more
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
The Blog of St. Mark | November 26th 2009 by St. Mark Lutheran Church
Thank You Jesus for the Ministry of Reconciliation In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself t read more
Eucharistophobia, the Common Cup, and Moore on Communion
Fundamentally Reformed (2) | November 25th 2009
I recently came across some posts by Dr. Russell Moore (dean of the School of Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) on the subject of Communion. He has contributed to Understanding Four Views on the Lord’s Supper (a Zondervan Cout read more
I’m Pat Kennedy, and the church doesn’t approve of me
Marty Holman | November 23rd 2009 by Marty Holman
The following is not really a quote from Congressman Kennedy, but a satirical interpretation of recent events. “Hi, I’m Patrick Kennedy, and I’d like to be even better than my late father, Edward – I’d like to be Henr read more
Forget Church or Who gets to decide questions of sexual morality?
Queer Messages | November 16th 2009 by Anthony
The title of this blog is inspired by Jean Baudrillard’s book, Forget Foucault. It’s impossible for me to forget Foucault – so I imagine that it may be impossible for you to forget church. Church, especially anti-church, has been a read more
THREE REASONS WHY CALVINISM SHOULD BE REJECTED: 1) HISTORICAL VER…
Classical Arminianism | November 16th 2009 by William Birch
Given the increasing popularity of Calvinism among a younger generation of believers, very few of them actually pause to consider whether the system should be adopted. Instead, young believers are caught up in a trend, being carried along by the stro read more
Against Church, For Humanity
Queer Messages | November 14th 2009 by Anthony
This blog is inspired by Adam’s A Brief Reflection on Lisa Larges’ Approval for Ordination, and a related comment left re: this post. What I have realized over the years is that my problems with church are not limited to the Presbyterian Chur read more
Speaking of Prayer...
Ragamuffin Blog | November 13th 2009 by Aaron Loy
As we move closer and closer to planting Mosaic-Lincoln, I’ve found myself praying less and less for “my” church. At first it seemed coincidental, but I've since made a point of keeping it up. I suppose you could call it a practice in Kingdom-m read more
Sia – Under The Milky Way (The Church Cover)
Pretty Much Amazing! | November 12th 2009
Remember when the other day, you relaxed to the calm grooves of Kelley McRae? Wasn’t that a nice feeling? Wouldn’t you want to experience that feeling again?Sia has covered The Church’s “Under The Milky Way” and added he read more
The Church – The Israel of God and The New Creation
Fr. Ted's Blog | November 11th 2009 by Fr. Ted Bobosh
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. (Galatians 6:15-16) In Galatians 6 St. Paul spea read more
faith is not a basketball league.
The Trees Will Clap | November 8th 2009
Lately, I’ve seen these commercials on TV for a particular denomination of the Christian church. Let me be up front in saying I have nothing against this denomination, and I am in no way bashing or hating on them… just questioning their m read more
Europe a la Carte Twitter Competition (4): Win a Dublin short br…
Europe a la Carte Blog | November 7th 2009 by Karen Bryan
Update 7 November 2009: The competition prize has just become even better with the addition of a 3 course evening meal with a bottle of house wine at the Gallery Restaurant at the The Church. Therefore I’ve decided to extend the competition en read more
Why is something as good as sex, so bad?
U Create ALL | November 6th 2009 by Reginald
Why is it that in the world of religion and spirituality certain subjects are seen as negative even when they bring such passion out in us? It is always a constant judgment of what is good and evil. Many times the lines are so blurred we can’t know read more
Biblical Character Qualifications for Church Leaders
who am i? | November 5th 2009
Hey everyone, Derek here (a.k.a. “Mr. THEOparadox“). One of the oft-overlooked qualities essential for any pastor is that he “must have a good reputation with those outside the church.” (I Timothy 3:7). This past Sunday I hear read more
Pew Warming, Seat Sitting, Lazy Christians
Deliver Detroit | November 5th 2009 by James
Honestly, I have made it a point to ask folks I know that profess Christ if they remember the 'Sunday Sermon' and what it was about. I find it puzzling that they often have to think very hard about it, more often than not, do not recall. This is sadd read more
What Makes a "Church"?
BabuLife | November 4th 2009 by Babu
Tim Stevens recently posted a brief thought on what makes a church. It's not the weekend "crowd" that makes the church....but it's the things that happen between the weekends that make the "church". Check it out below read more
Ministry: Giving Others What They Don’t Already Have
Deliver Detroit | November 2nd 2009 by James
What Should a Congregation Following Jesus Look Like? By James Lee, with special thanks to my brother Gene Parunak (Scripture Citations from the KJV). (This essay was written as an entry for the Energion Publications essay contest. It coincides with read more
Sia – Under The Milky Way
Battery In Your Leg | November 2nd 2009 by Sean R
Yeah, I know we aren’t supposed to like the music in commercials (the horror, the horror), but darnit, you can’t help it if they use catchy tunes, can ya? I’d say a cover of one of The Church’s most popular tracks would quali read more
Happy Reformation Day
Free the Church | October 31st 2009 by Editor
Sharing Reformation Day to Christians is like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin It has been for many years that I have shared with Christians, pastors and anyone who will listen that there is no need to celebrate Fall Festivals as an alternative to read more
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