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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: Baptism, Primitivism, and Heresy, Part 2
This brings us to the famous Lunenburg letter correspondence. Some of Campbell’s early writing often seems to suggest that he considered baptism essential to salvation. And this was conventional wisdom within much of the Movement. However, Stone had never considered … Continue reading
Starting a Hispanic Ministry, by Tim Archer
Great series of articles by Tim Archer on something I know nothing about, over at his “The Kitchen of Half-Baked Thoughts” – Stockdale bilingual church Should we be preparing to be bilingual? The magic formula for having a successful Hispanic … Continue reading
On the Importance of Laughing at Yourself
When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. ~ Thomas Szasz The following is an absolutely true story. One of my sons was in a high school class with friends … Continue reading
Sex, the Church, and Miss California: Celebrating Celibacy
We should be a community that … stops acting like heterosexual marriage and sex itself are absolutely essential for a fulfilling Christian life. We should elevate celibacy/singleness as a vocation, testifying that sexual drive and all desire needs to be … Continue reading
A Tune for the Weekend: “A Ride Back Home” by John Mellencamp
From his excellent, new album Life Death Love and Freedom .
A Baptist Joke and a Contest: The Winner Is …
Dwayne Phillips! We had a contest to convert the Baptist joke at the earlier post to a proper Church of Christ one. There were several excellent efforts, many of them in the comments below, but this is my favorite. Jay, … Continue reading
Sex, the Church, and Miss California: Worship and Sex
We must be a community that … worships in a way that orders desires towards God and away from narcissism (feel-good pep-rallies), for any other kind of worship cannot train us out of our narcissistic obsessions with sex. I admit … Continue reading
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Sex, the Church, and Miss California: Law vs. Story, Part 2
What the story says about marriage And so, what does this story tell us about marriage? Well, everything. (1 Cor 6:13-20) “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food”–but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant … Continue reading
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Tagged body of Christ, Christian sex, Freda Bush, Hooked, Joe McIlhaney, marriage, narrative theology, one flesh, Scot Mcknight, Uncategorized
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Sex, the Church, and Miss California: Law vs. Story, Part 1
The next point made by David Fitch in his article is – Quit disembodying sexuality in the way we do whenever we make the Bible into moral propositions that should be enforced instead of a narrative world to be shaped … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian sex, David Fitch, marriage, narrative theology, Uncategorized
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