Category Archives: Thought Questions

Thought Question: Cake for Lesbians, Arguing with Myself, Part 3 of 3

[This was supposed to post at 12 noon, but somewhere in the saving process I lost half the post. And work was WAY too busy to post during the day.] What if the marriage is bigamous — if you know … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Cake for Lesbians, Arguing with Myself, Part 2 of 3

Wouldn’t I implicitly endorse the union if I attended the wedding? Or took pictures? Well, have you ever attended a wedding where you were opposed to the union? Where you thought the marriage was a bad idea? Maybe because one … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Cake for Lesbians, Arguing with Myself, Part 1 of 3

[The is the first of three posts, which I’ll post on three-hour delays. I’ll then take a couple of days off to give the readers a chance to think through this, and to give me a chance to recover from … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Cake for Lesbians

From the Baptist Press — Pro-gay activists have launched a boycott of an Iowa baker who declined to create a wedding cake for a lesbian couple based on her religious beliefs. Victoria Childress, the owner of Victoria’s Cake Cottage in … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Is Having Multiple Worship Styles Yielding to Consumerism? A Response

Royce wrote, The Christian assembly was never intended to be attractive to unbelievers. Should it be attractive to our children? Or only to our oldest members? Assuming God doesn’t care whether our music is folk, blues, a march tune, or … Continue reading

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Thought Question: God’s Leading

I’ve become a fan of Dan Bouchelle’s “Confessions of a Former Preacher.” I want to draw the readers’ attention to a three-part series he’s posted on prayer. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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Thought Question: Is Having Multiple Worship Styles Yielding to Consumerism?

Ed Stetzer is a consultant on church growth as well as a researcher, author, and popular speaker on the subject. He’s as expert as they come. And he’s written a thought-provoking article on churches having multiple worship services that reflect … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Should a Preacher Marry a Couple Living Together?

According to an article in Baptist Press, The survey of 1,000 randomly selected Protestant pastors found that a majority (58 percent) will perform weddings for couples they know are living together. Nearly a third (31 percent) will not, and 10 … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Does Bible Reading Turn You Liberal?

[Well, I was behind on my email and comment responses before going to Boston, and then I came back sick, … and so I’m going to post several Thought Questions while I mend. But not to worry, I’ll finish the … Continue reading

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For Your Thought – 46 (Best Poem In The World)

Oops. I meant to post this at James J. Albert’s California Letter blog, where it now appears. Br. Albert is a member of the one-cup Churches of Christ and has published his California Letters for many years urging that the … Continue reading

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