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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Off-the-Wall Christmas Songs: Jethro Tull
Once in Royal David’s City stood a lowly cattle shed, where a mother laid her baby. You’d do well to remember the things He later said. When you’re stuffing yourselves at the Christmas parties, you’ll laugh when I tell you … Continue reading
Amazing Grace: The ICOC and Baptism, Part 1
I’ve now had two readers independently ask me about a recent posting over at Disciples Today regarding baptism. This website serves the International Churches of Christ, formerly known as the Boston Movement (and the Crossroads Movement, before that) within the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptism, born of water, Church of Christ Links, Disciples Today, Uncategorized
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Sexual Ethics: How Do You Honor an Abusive Father?
I get emails – Dear Brother, I know a man who has a sexual addiction for which he has never received therapy. He seems unconvinced that he has a “problem,” despite a history of using pornography, exposing himself publicly, using prostitutes, and molesting children (to … Continue reading
Bob Dylan: “Must be Santa” … Polka Style. Really. Not Kidding.
This is surprisingly not awful at all. (I’m a big Dylan fan, but he obviously was in the egg nog on this one.)
Off-the-Wall Christmas Music: The ABBA Girls Sing Swedish Carols
Have I told you that I can’t stand ABBA? But my wife loves it. There’s no explaining it. She’s made me sit through the broadway play with ABBA music twice. (I managed to escape the movie, thank goodness.) But once … Continue reading
Replanting a Church: Leadership
We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. 2. Church Leadership a. Identify the top three or four … Continue reading
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Tagged church leadership, Church of Christ Links, church planting, Scott Thomas, Uncategorized
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Twisted Sister: “I’ll be Home for Christmas”
I’m not a heavy metal fan, but I thought the readers just might be due for a break from the ordinary seasonal fare. I mean, how many times can you hear Karen Carpenter or Perry Como … over and over … Continue reading
Regarding Christmas
I’m so-o-o-o confused! I mean, on the one hand, I’m getting emails warning against merchants who insist on saying “winter holiday” rather than “Christmas.” And then there are the educators who want the kids to celebrate the winter solstice rather … Continue reading
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Tagged birth of Jesus, Christmas, religious holidays, Uncategorized
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Communion Meditation: The Blood of the Covenant, Part 2
(Exo 29:38-46) “This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old. 39 Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight. 40 With the first lamb offer a tenth of … Continue reading
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Tagged blood of the covenant, communion, communion meditation, Eucharist, Lord's Supper, Uncategorized
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