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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Are We Sacramentalists? Baptism
It’s hard to deny the sacramental character of baptism as taught in the Churches of Christ. Although Zwingli taught “external things are nothing. They avail nothing for salvation,” the Churches of Christ have always taught that baptism is the event … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptism, communion, Eucharist, John Mark Hicks, Lord's Supper, sacramentalism, sacraments, Uncategorized, worship, Zwingli
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A Better Way to Be a Restoration Church
[I'm reposting this one from August. It's cited in the article on a New Restorationism. The post makes better sense once you've read this.] In the last post, I suggested that a better approach to the assembly is to think … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Part 9, A New Restorationism
It’s just so easy, and facile, to say the Restoration Movement has run its course and we need to do something else now. If that were entirely true, why aren’t we all Baptists or Methodists or something else? Why are … Continue reading
A fresh approach to the Lord’s Supper
[I’m reposting this note from a year ago. We had a similar service this morning for Mission Sunday. I thought it was worth sharing this idea once again. Sunday was Missions Sunday for us. We enjoyed a truly extraordinary day … Continue reading
Back from ElderLink
Well, I got back from ElderLink late last night. It’s about a three-hour drive, except we were caught in some pretty awful weather and behind a horrendous wreck and in between those walls of concrete and piles of asphalt which … Continue reading
Are We Sacramentalists? Introduction
“Sacramentalist” just sounds kind of cool, doesn’t it? Lots of alliteration and sibilance. But it’s not a word you hear much in Church of Christ circles. We’ve been accused by many of teaching baptism as a sacrament. We usually figure … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptism, communion, Eucharist, John Mark Hicks, Lord's Supper, sacramentalism, sacraments, Uncategorized, worship, Zwingli
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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Part 8, Predictions
Only God knows the future, and he’s not shared it with me. But here’s my best guess. And it’s part of why I’m so unhappy with how we progressives are acting. This is, of course, the unless-something-happens-to-fix-it version. * Many … Continue reading
Lessons on Managing Missions from Game Theory, Midwives, McDonalds, and the Wishbone Offense, Part 3
[Still on drugs for the kidney stone.] “Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.” — Bear Bryant. Okay, it’s time to talk about the wishbone, triple option offense. All Alabama … Continue reading
Lessons on Managing Missions from Game Theory, Midwives, McDonalds, and the Wishbone Offense, Part 2
[See Part 1 for the background. I'm passing another kidney stone. I hope the Oxycodone doesn't hurt my writing too much.] Another parable. Well, not so much a parable as an analogy. You see, it just drives me nuts when … Continue reading
