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Monthly Archives: May 2009
CENI: Commands
“Commands” is the “C” in CENI, and it would seem to be the easiest to apply. Obviously enough, if God commands it, we good Christians should obey it. How complicated could that be? Pretty complicated indeed, as it turns out. … Continue reading
The Blue Parakeet: The Sermon on the Mount, Part 3
(Mat 7) “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Parakeet, Instrumental music, Matthew 7, Scot Mcknight, Sermon on the Mount, Uncategorized
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The Blue Parakeet: The Sermon on the Mount, Part 2
Last week, we tried to cover Matthew 5 in a single lesson. Now we’re going to take the last two chapters and cover them ni 55 minutes. Well, we’re doing to try. (Mat 6) “Be careful not to do your … Continue reading
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Ed Stetzer on Reversing Our Decline: Gospel Focus
The third, and most important, issue is our loss of focus on the Gospel. I find it difficult to even say such a thing, but, I believe it to be true. We must recover a gospel centrality and cooperate in … Continue reading
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Tagged church decline, Church of Christ Links, Ed Stetzer, Uncategorized
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CENI: Antithetical Thinking
We humans have a natural tendency to overreact to emotionally traumatic events. We tend toward avoidance behaviors, that is, if one dog bites us, we stay 100 feet away from the next dog we see. And this affects our theology. … Continue reading
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Tagged CENI, Church of Christ Links, command, example, necessary inference, Restoration Movement, Uncategorized
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Ed Stetzer on Reversing Our Decline: Infighting
A second issue is the infighting which defines so much of the SBC—its meetings, its churches, and its blogs. It is public knowledge that we do not always settle our differences amicably. The national caricature once again colors many local … Continue reading
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Tagged church decline, Church of Christ Links, doctrine, Ed Stetzer, Flavil Yeakley, Uncategorized
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On Moderating Comments
When I began this blog, I decided not to moderate comments. I just think the truth is best found through free and uncensored discussion. And I don’t really mind some of the really outlandish comments that get posted here. I … Continue reading
Shekelback: Worship Star
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The Blue Parakeet: How to Compete with Christianity
While we Christians are worrying about the decline of Christianity in the US, the atheists are worried about their inability to keep their children away from God. In an editorial in today’s New York Times, Charles M. Blow writes, “Most … Continue reading
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