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Elders: May an Elder Serve with No Children? Discerning the Nature of the Lists (edited)

Continuing with the line of reasoning presented in the last post, we need to make a list of the possibilities. This what I find in the comments and commentaries, but others may have other possibilities to add. * The passages … Continue reading

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Elders: May an Elder Serve with No Children? Toward a Better Process for Deciding

When we’re confronted with a difficult choice — a choice where there are more data and more possibilities than we can easily think through, we tend to look for “handles,” that is, easy things to grab to get an answer. Thus, in the … Continue reading

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Elders: May an Elder Serve with No Children? Analysis of the Analysis

Since I’m on hiatus, I’ve found myself reflecting on the last post quite a bit. And in reading through the comments, I noticed some patterns I thought might be worth mentioning. First, no one said anything about the joke on the … Continue reading

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Elders: May an Elder Serve with No Children?

I get emails — Our church is at the beginning stages of an elder selection process. One of the men I would like to nominate is willing to be an elder but he has a concern. He has no children … Continue reading

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Resident Aliens: Chapter 1, The Modern World: On Learning to Ask the Right Questions, Part 2

We’re working our way through Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Williamson, published in 1989. You know, it occurred to me the other day that most of the really good books weren’t published … Continue reading

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Resident Aliens: Chapter 1, The Modern World: On Learning to Ask the Right Questions, Part 1

We’re working our way through Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanly Hauerwas and William H. Williamson, published in 1989. You know, it occurred to me the other day that most of the really good books weren’t published yesterday. … Continue reading

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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 10

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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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 9

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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Resources on Revelation

A reader asks, Do you have a good guide for studying Revelations or a Bible study for each chapter? I would appreciate any help or suggestions you may have. I don’t fancy myself very knowledgeable on the Revelation (and I know many … Continue reading

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Inerrancy: Friday’s Questions

These questions relate to my essay from Monday morning — Comment as you wish — except you may not speak disrespectfully of the Word of God. You may certainly point out alleged contradictions so long as such comments are made … Continue reading

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