Monthly Archives: June 2007

I’m doing a study on Luke at church, and just recently came across the story of Jesus, Mary, and Martha at Luke 10:38 ff. The fact that Jesus wanted Martha to study at his feet rather than doing housework was … Continue reading →

This month’s Gospel Advocate features an article by Charles Lovelace III captioned “What to Do When the Church Leaves You.” The article is very telling about an attitude problem all too common. The author points out that a church can … Continue reading →

I think the current level of cross-denominational cooperation is woefully inadequate because I think we are called to a MUCH higher level of service than is common among Protestants. There are countless cooperative works, but the percentage of members active … Continue reading →

I’ve now added an outline for Luke 11. This is a series of outlines I’m preparing for our adult Bible classes and are designed for Sunday school teachers to teach from. But they’d work for personal study, too. Luke chapter … Continue reading →

I am an elder in a Church of Christ. I’m a third generation elder at that. Sometimes I criticize my brothers in the Churches, but it’s worth taking a little internet space to state why it is I’m identified with … Continue reading →

In New Testament times, the “church” in Ephesus was a series of house churches in which thousands were members, meeting 30 or less to a house, under a single eldership. We aren’t given just how this worked, but we know … Continue reading →

It’s long been argued that miracles died out a generation after the apostles, because miraculous gifts were given exclusively through the laying on of apostolic hands. And there are indeed a number of verses that suggest this to be true. … Continue reading →

I was baptized when I was eight. I was short for my age, skinny, and proudly wore a butch cut. The kids would call it a buzz cut today. My church had less than 100 members, and we met in … Continue reading →

[With thanks to Charles McLean for his post found here.] As previously discussed, both 1 Cor. 13:8-14 and Eph. 4:11-14 promise the mature Christian a personal knowledge of Jesus–to know “face to face” or to have the “knowledge of the … Continue reading →

I am deeply concerned about a creeping Deism within the Churches of Christ. Following Campbell’s lead, many among us have long denied the personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit. We just have trouble getting comfortable with the mystical and miraculous. … Continue reading →