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Music from the Apocalypse of John

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(Rev 1:4-6 ESV) 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,  … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: Parental Control Software at the Church Building?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Should churches place parental control software on computers used by church staff? From MMI Weblog, [Pornography’s] prevalence among staff members has been disclosed when some churches have decided to begin daycare centers to reach out to their communities, [Southern Baptist … Continue reading →

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House Churches & Institutional Churches, Part 3

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In the last post of this series, we found that the New Testament church didn’t exist in numerous autonomous house churches all in the same town. Rather, there was one church, under a single eldership, meeting in multiple houses and sometimes, … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Acts: Peter’s Sermon

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Jay F Guin

So I’d finished up the series on Luke, and it seemed obvious that I should cover Acts next. It’s essentially Luke’s sequel to the Gospel of Luke. But, I thought, we’ve covered Acts so very many times. What would be … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: Missions: Mark Woodward, Part 2

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In Part 2 of Mark’s city, Mark writes, The most ambitious [missionaries] for God are sometimes even successful [at finding supporting and sponsoring congregations], but most potential missionaries are lost to the mission field, giving up on their call because they … Continue reading →

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House Churches & Institutional Churches, Part 2

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Jay F Guin

The previous post in this series produced an interesting and insightful conversation, both in the comments and in some private emails. Let me add this thought to the mix: Neither the institutional churches nor house churches are organized as the New Testament … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: Humor in the Bible

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Jay F Guin

John T. Willis, ACU professor and author of many books on the Bible, recently wrote, As YOU study and meditate on the Bible and on life, be sensitive of the importance of humor, of various types of laughter. This is … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Luke: “Follow Me”

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Jay F Guin

All four Gospels include the theme “follow me.” I’ve never seen an article reflecting on that fact. But the concordances make it clear: “follow” appears 79 times in 75 verses. 17 of those are in Luke. (We’ll not cover them … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: “God Made Me Do It”

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Anyone old enough to remember Flip Wilson? This is from Ed Sullivan, circa 1970 AD: Now, in the modern church, circa today AD, we don’t say “The Devil made me do it.” We blame God. Or the Holy Spirit. In … Continue reading →

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New Version of Edward Fudge’s The Fire That Consumes Released

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Edward Fudge’s highly influential work on hell, The Fire that Consumes, has been substantially rewritten and is now available through Wipf and Stock. It hasn’t made it to Amazon or Barnes and Noble yet, but soon will. Fudge explains some … Continue reading →

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