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Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues
Dialogue with Robert Prater: Reflections on the Conversation with Robert
I’m been reflecting on this series of posts. What lessons might I learn from the back and forth? The reason I undertake these conversations is for the benefit of the readers. I’ve always thought the best way to persuade those … Continue reading
Dialogue with Robert Prater, Part 6
As before, I’ve edited out portions of Robert’s comment from yesterday, not out of lack of respect, but to simplify the reading. And I’m not going to respond to arguments I’ve already responded to. And this discussion is not about … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Instrumental Music, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Instrumental music
15 Comments
Dialogue with Robert Prater, Part 5
I’ve edited several of Robert’s paragraphs from his comment posted earlier today. This is no disrespect. Rather, I just don’t want to unduly test the readers’ patience. The full text of his comment is still posted. <snipped introduction> First of … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Instrumental Music, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, false doctrine, Instrumental music
25 Comments
Dialogue with Robert Prater, Part 4
I’m stating my point a different way this time, as it’s obvious that Robert is not hearing what I’m trying to say. I earlier wrote a post pointing out that it is inadequate for those in the conservative Churches of … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Instrumental Music, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Instrumental music
15 Comments
Renewing Our Worship: Epilogue
In a few of the earlier posts in this series, I mentioned the 30-hour fast our teens had undertaken to help children dying from starvation. They made streamers of 26,000 paperchains — the number of children dying each day from … Continue reading
Posted in Renewing Our Worship, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, fasting, world poverty, worship
2 Comments
Dialogue with Robert Prater, Part 3
Robert responded to my post of yesterday, and I’m glad he did as he raises questions that need to be addressed. As before, his original comment iis italics. This is a very long post, but Robert advocates for his position … Continue reading
Dialogue with Robert Prater, Part 2
Robert Prater wrote a lengthy, thoughtful comment to my earlier post on elision (skipping steps of logic). As I hate typing in those little comment boxes, I respond by means of this post. His comment is restated here in italics. … Continue reading
Rough Draft Response to the Wife of an Elder in a Cultic Church of Christ
I’ve been struggling to come up with anything halfway intelligent to say to the reader whose husband is an elder in an extremely legalistic Church of Christ. The readers have pitched in with some thoughtful ideas, but there’s no emerging … Continue reading
Renewing Our Worship: Emailed Announcements, Part 4
Another announcement with a story — We are going to have another workday at Karen’s house next Saturday, march 7, starting at 7am. After additional examination of the brick wall in her living room, we have decided to try and … Continue reading
Reflections on a Disfellowshipped Reader
As I mentioned in the last post on this topic, 95% of the Churches of Christ would not have treated the reader so severely. However, I think this sort of conduct is going to become more common — not less. … Continue reading
