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Resident Aliens: Reflections on the Last Post

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Williamson, published in 1989. In the last post of this series, we consider John Howard Yoder’s description of a “confessing” church — … Continue reading →

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Everything Must Change: Chapters 1 – 3

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working through Brian McLaren’s Everything Must Change: When the World’s Biggest Problems and Jesus’ Good News Collide,with a special emphasis on some of the concerns expressed through the Occupy Wall Street movement. McLaren writes, I’ll suggest that our plethora … Continue reading →

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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 14

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading →

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Community Disciplines: Romans on Discipline, Part 1

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jay F Guin

As mentioned in the last post of this series, Willard argues for the necessity of ascetic practices based on the difficulty of bringing our fleshly natures under control as described in Romans 7 — (Rom 7:5-10 ESV) 5 For while … Continue reading →

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Resident Aliens: Chapter 2, Christian Politics in the New World, Part 2

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Williamson, published in 1989. Yoder distinguishes between the activist church, the conversionist church, and the confessing church. The activist church is more … Continue reading →

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Everything Must Change: Introduction

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In 2007, Brian McLaren published Everything Must Change: When the World’s Biggest Problems and Jesus’ Good News Collide. It was a controversial book at the time, but made little impact on evangelical teaching. However, we are now experiencing the Occupy … Continue reading →

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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 13

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading →

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Community Disciplines: Dallas Willard on Asceticism

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jay F Guin

My thinking on spiritual disciplines is affected by some bad experiences. I have to admit it, you know. I guess the most significant experience happened back in the 1970s when my church was under the influence of the “Crossroads Movement,” which … Continue reading →

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Resident Aliens: Chapter 2, Christian Politics in the New World, Part 1

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Williamson, published in 1989. American church was said, by commentators like Martin Marty, to consist of two types—the “public” church and the … Continue reading →

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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 12

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading →

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