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The Humility Bubble Lesson (expanded)
This is a Sunday School class I’ve taught that explains how our humility affects our views on grace. The Humility Bubble Lesson.pdf
Amazing Grace: Does God Forgive Doctrinal Error? (expanded)
This is the big one–the very question that causes the Churches of Christ to repeatedly divide over countless issues. Introduction Just to give a flavor of the tragedies caused by our unrelenting insistence on dividing over every disagreement at all, … Continue reading
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Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfellowshipped”: The Best Revenge
Many of us have been distressed by the ad placed by three ministers “disfellowshipping” the Quail Springs minister for being the preacher of a congregation that’s added an instrumental service. Some have suggested that the right-thinking Churches of Christ should … Continue reading
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Leading Change for Elders, Part 2
Continuing our listing of ways to avoid splitting your church when you lead them to make a major change — * Lack of political capital. Most elderships don’t think in political terms. Some would get upset at my using the … Continue reading
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Searching for The Third Way: Once Saved, Always Saved, Part 1
In the first post of this series, I mentioned the classic conundrum of Calvinism vs. Arminianism as regards whether Christians can fall from grace. It’s a long-standing argument, and both sides are quite insistent on the subject. The Churches of … Continue reading
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Quail Springs Minister “Disfellowshipped”
The main post is up now. I’ve left this one on the site to make the comments available.
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Quail Springs Minister “Disfellowshipped”
I’ve previously mentioned that Quail Springs Church of Christ, in the Oklahoma City area, recently added a second Sunday morning service that includes instrumental music. Of their 900 members, some 300 members left.On Feb. 6, 2008, some of the congregations … Continue reading
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U.S. Income and Employment Taxes for Missionaries (corrected and expanded)
The U.S. income and Social Security tax system is complex beyond imagining. It’s especially complex for U.S. citizens serving oversees as missionaries. Most accountants and lawyers are unfamiliar with these rules, less so for how they work together with the … Continue reading
Searching for The Third Way: The Trinity
Just to illustrate the nature of Third Ways, let’s start with a familiar example: the Trinity. I’m not going to say much new here, just point out how the Trinity exemplifies Third Way solutions. You see, the Trinity is the … Continue reading
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Leading Change for Elders, Part 1
The topic is how an eldership might lead its congregation to make a controversial change. It’s an important one — one that people frequently ask me about. And to be perfectly frank, I’m not sure I know the answer. But … Continue reading
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