Monthly Archives: July 2010

Rom 8:15 (Rom 8:15 ESV) For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” Paul had used slavery as a metaphor … Continue reading →

[It's a bit of a challenge to write about vulgarity without alluding to vulgar words, especially when the question is about a particular vulgar word. I'm hoping I've pulled this off. I mean, sometimes you just have to give examples.] … Continue reading →

Beyond the Misguided Spiritual Disciplines We Will Never Be United As A Nation As Long As There Are Other People Besides Myself What Happened to the Land? An Exercise in Probing A Hand Up: Aid for Trade in Mozambique Do … Continue reading →

I get emails – Jay, I have done some counseling with people in the church. One brother in his 60′s told me recently that he had been very unhappy and even miserable in his married life for over 35 years. … Continue reading →

Rom 8:10 (Rom 8:10 ESV) 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. Some have argued that “Christ is in you” means we are indwelt by the Spirit … Continue reading →

I get emails – Jay, I have done some counseling with people in the church. One brother in his 60′s told me recently that he had been very unhappy and even miserable in his married life for over 35 years. … Continue reading →

Rom 8:5 (Rom 8:5 ESV) 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. “Set their … Continue reading →

Understandably, given how many readers are in Restoration Movement denominations or else have Restoration Movement roots, the question of baptism keeps coming up when I propose treating other denominations as fellow believers and Christians. Baptism has long been a boundary … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I put up the last post in this series, on Romans 1 – 7. So let me remind you of a few things. Deuteronomy First, up to this point, Paul’s discussion of the Spirit in … Continue reading →

Imagine, if you will, a community without denominations. Here in West Alabama, for example, imagine that all the congregations of Christ’s church decide to cooperate in all things. They begin with the easiest form of cooperation: benevolence. They begin small, … Continue reading →