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A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church, Relationships?
Theory, Part 1 — Or why I cringe everytime I hear that our kids are building great relationships. I have this theory. It goes like this. Sometimes we run youth ministry like a babysitting service with devos thrown in. And … Continue reading
The Political Church: A Christian Commonwealth?
Following centuries of Christian-on-Christian persecution, the English nation was desperate for a solution. How do we end the violence and bloodshed? The answer came from the pen of John Locke, the Enlightenment philosopher whose work greatly influenced the Declaration of … Continue reading
Posted in Church & Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church and state, John Locke, Letter Concerning Toleration, political church
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A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church, Prologue and Introduction
Prologue I’m not a youth minister. I never have been. I do have four sons who’ve been part of youth ministries under several different ministers. But many readers have been or are youth ministers. Therefore, I write this knowing that … Continue reading
The Political Church: The Church and Power
There’s been considerable discussion lately in our churches and among Christians over whether the United States is or should be a “Christian nation.” Much of the discussion centers on what the framers of the Constitution meant by certain words in … Continue reading
Posted in Church & Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Christian nation, church and state, political church
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BibleWorks 8.0, Introduction, Part 2
Installation Installation was a breeze. I’ve seen no compatibility issues with Windows 7. It runs fast (but this is a brand new computer). Searching When I opened BibleWorks and got past the registration process, I saw a “search” box. Now, … Continue reading
BibleWorks 8.0, Introduction, Part 1
As I mentioned several days ago, my trusty old copy of QuickVerse — the Windows 95 edition! — died when my old computer died. I’ve had to buy a new computer, and that meant going to Windows 7. And the … Continue reading
The Fork in the Road: Scruples, Part 2
In some settings, the scruples of the weaker brothers effectively prevent doing God’s missions if the brother with stronger faith does not submit to the weaker brother. Hence, Paul had Timothy circumcised to be able to teach unconverted Jews who … Continue reading
The Fork in the Road: Scruples, Part 1
[A couple of commenters have asked about scruples — how Paul’s teachings in Rom 14 teach us to deal with those with weaker or stronger faith. This and the next post are from 2 1/2 years ago.] A friend in … Continue reading
Posted in Fork in the Road, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Instrumental music, Romans 14
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This Has Nothing to Do with the Instrumental Music Controversy at All. Really.
It’s amazing how we delight in creativity. It’s because, I believe, the creative side of humans is very much in the image of God. When we delight in the arts, we delight in a spark of God that remains in … Continue reading
The Fork in the Road: The Progressive Agenda
I get emails — You get emails. You may have already done this, so just link me if so. Succinctly stated, what is the Progressive agenda? I don’t mean agenda in a negative way. What do you hope to accomplish?
