Monthly Archives: March 2011

Only now are we ready to understand John 4 – (Joh 4:19-20 ESV) 19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem … Continue reading →

I get emails – I am a graduate of a CENI school, and I have moved far, far away from the “conservative” CoC movement, and have been “marked and avoided” by many whom I thought were friends. Since then the … Continue reading →

God’s mission to repair us as broken eikons, that is, flawed images of God, begins with Abraham. You know the story, I’m sure. Abraham was hardly the holiest man we can imagine. He treated his wife badly at times. His … Continue reading →

Kent Schaffer periodically posts a list of the top 200 church blogs — of all denominations — at Church Relevance, a blog I’ve followed for years and highly recommend. Three sites I recognize as having Church of Christ authors made … Continue reading →

I get emails – Without going into long-winded details, is it appropriate for a teenaged, baptized girl to lead a prayer in the presence of a baptized teenaged male? (This seems even more ridiculous now that I have typed this.) … Continue reading →

Alan Rouse has done his usual expert job at summarizing the 2011 Atlanta ElderLink. Check out his post.

Readers will remember HistoryGuy, who has commented here many times and been a valuable contributor to many of our discussions. My understanding is that he is suffering from a life-threatening blood condition — which is why he hasn’t commented here … Continue reading →

Enjoy.

Just as was true of proskuneo, there’s an obvious contrast between ritualized, specified, rules-based worship of the Old Testament and a radically different kind of worship in the New Testament. The words used of Old Testament ritual are never applied … Continue reading →

I’m back. Due to prior commitments, those being two 8 pm NIT basketball games that Alabama played in Monday and Wednesday nights here in Tuscaloosa, elders meetings, and my wife’s bunco party (from which I was excused ( = evicted)), … Continue reading →