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Category Archives: Index
Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: Misguided Faith, Part 2
The scriptures on the powers Recent New Testament scholarship has brought a new focus to Paul’s teachings about the “powers.” When Paul refers to the “powers,” he is sometimes referring to spiritual opponents of Jesus and other times referring to … Continue reading
A Lover’s Quarrel: Preserving Our Heritage
Garrett’s fourth wish is — While we are to continue to be Churches of Christ, let us become what Churches of Christ truly ought to be — in the light of Scripture and our own heritage I disagree with those … Continue reading
Posted in A Lover's Quarrel, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Leroy Garrett, Lover's Quarrel
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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: Misguided Faith, Part 1
Jesus’ followers should imitate his methods as well as his teachings. Hence, the Crusades were a mistake because the European Christians used violence to spread the gospel of peace. Vander Laan shows us a European fort on Palestinian soil, complete … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Crusades, Faith Lessons, Ray Vander Laan
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A Lover’s Quarrel: Instrumental Music
Garrett’s third wish is — Let us, in particular, repudiate our historic position of making instrumental music a test of fellowship and a cause of division. Obviously, those who claim to stand in the shoes of Thomas Campbell while damning … Continue reading
Posted in A Lover's Quarrel, Uncategorized
Tagged acappella, All, Instrumental music, Leroy Garrett, Lover's Quarrel, Restoration Movement, Stone-Campbell
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A Lover’s Quarrel: Renouncing Sectarianism
Leroy Garrett’s second wish for the Churches of Christ is — Let us resolutely and absolutely renounce our more recent sectarian heritage It’s not unusual for us to have four or five different kinds of Churces of Christ in the … Continue reading
A Lover’s Quarrel: A Unity People
Garrett’s first wish for the Churches of Christ is — Let us recover our heritage as a unity people The Restoration Movement was “born of a passion for unity, and unity has been its consuming theme,” as Robert Richardson puts … Continue reading
Posted in A Lover's Quarrel, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Leroy Garrett, Lover's Quarrel
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Changes in Church Demographics: Conflict, Part 3 (High-handed Elders)
[Moved from preceding post and revised.] The most common way I’ve seen where even a grace-centered church can split is where the elders are perceived as acting in a high-handed way, often despite the elders’ conscious efforts not to be … Continue reading
Posted in Church Trends, Uncategorized
Tagged All, changes in church, Church of Christ Links, elders
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Changes in Church Demographics: Conflict, Part 2 (Why Christians Fight)
[Moved and expanded from a comment I made in Part 1] For some reason, I’ve been consulted in a number of church conflicts in the last few years, sometimes as a lawyer, sometimes as an elder, sometimes because of my … Continue reading
A Lover’s Quarrel
Several months ago, the Abilene Christian University bookstore found a stash of old inventory and put it on sale for next to nothing. I ordered one of everything, and to my delight, got Leroy Garrett’s autobiography, A Lover’s Quarrel, for … Continue reading
Posted in A Lover's Quarrel, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Carl Ketcherside, Church of Christ Links, Leroy Garrett, Lover's Quarrel
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Communion Meditation: God With Us
We call this the “Lord’s Supper,” but we often forget why. You see, Jesus not only instituted this meal, he promised to be with us when we eat it. (Mat 18:20) “For where two or three come together in my … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Eucarist, Holy Communion, Lord's Supper
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