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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Overseeing the Moderate Church: Part 3
This brings us to teaching. Moderate churches generally have a very weak educational program, because the doctrines that divide the church are off limits. Either one side dominates the classes and the other side doesn’t listen, or else the tough … Continue reading
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Pacifism: In Answer to Tim’s and Guy’s Questions
As usual, Tim has posed a number of thoughtful, challenging questions. I post my answers here because he’s pushed me to address some questions I was planning on getting to in future posts. I add my answer to Guy’s post … Continue reading
It’s Friday! Must be Time for a COMMERCIAL!!
And so, does honesty actually sell? What would happen if the church offered honest advertisements? (Mat 10:34-39) “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. … Continue reading
Overseeing the Moderate Church: Part 2
In Part 1, we considered the difficulties of managing a moderate church, that is, a church that is divided between progressives and conservatives. While it’s not inevitable that such churches divide, they often do. The reason is almost always a … Continue reading
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Pacifism: Police and Defensive War, Part 1
John Howard Yoder argues that Christian pacifism should reject service in the military but not the police. After all, until Jesus returns, it’s obvious that life would be pretty awful for everyone if there were no police. The difference between … Continue reading
Overseeing the Moderate Church, Part 1
[This series from way back in March 2007, when there were maybe, oh, 30 readers, keeps getting attention because a lot of churches wrestle with these problems. I thought it might be helpful to re-run it, and I couldn't help … Continue reading
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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: Why Christians Suffer
The lesson begins in Cappadocia, in Turkey — a high, flat plateau that was very inaccessible due to having natural barriers all around. There were only small villages with tribal chiefs, and it was never really under Roman control. The … Continue reading
Pacifism: A Reply to Guy
Even though he and I disagree on several things, I have to say that Guy has posted very thoughtful, very godly comments throughout these posts. I prepared a lengthy reply to a recent comment of his, and decided it would … Continue reading
Pacifism: Fitting Government into the Story
We next approach the question from within the framework of the story (or narrative) of the Bible. In Genesis 3, man and creation were cursed because of sin. This curse brought forth pain in childbirth, strife in marriage, weeds in … Continue reading
Pacifism: A Thought Experiment
Reflect back on the first few posts where we learned that Lipscomb and Yoder point out that the Bible says governments will be placed under Jesus’ feet, arguing that in a sense all governments — good and bad — are … Continue reading
