Category Archives: Thought Questions

[The is the first of three posts, which I’ll post on three-hour delays. I’ll then take a couple of days off to give the readers a chance to think through this, and to give me a chance to recover from … Continue reading →

From the Baptist Press — Pro-gay activists have launched a boycott of an Iowa baker who declined to create a wedding cake for a lesbian couple based on her religious beliefs. Victoria Childress, the owner of Victoria’s Cake Cottage in … Continue reading →

Royce wrote, The Christian assembly was never intended to be attractive to unbelievers. Should it be attractive to our children? Or only to our oldest members? Assuming God doesn’t care whether our music is folk, blues, a march tune, or … Continue reading →

I’ve become a fan of Dan Bouchelle’s “Confessions of a Former Preacher.” I want to draw the readers’ attention to a three-part series he’s posted on prayer. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Ed Stetzer is a consultant on church growth as well as a researcher, author, and popular speaker on the subject. He’s as expert as they come. And he’s written a thought-provoking article on churches having multiple worship services that reflect … Continue reading →

According to an article in Baptist Press, The survey of 1,000 randomly selected Protestant pastors found that a majority (58 percent) will perform weddings for couples they know are living together. Nearly a third (31 percent) will not, and 10 … Continue reading →

[Well, I was behind on my email and comment responses before going to Boston, and then I came back sick, … and so I’m going to post several Thought Questions while I mend. But not to worry, I’ll finish the … Continue reading →

Oops. I meant to post this at James J. Albert’s California Letter blog, where it now appears. Br. Albert is a member of the one-cup Churches of Christ and has published his California Letters for many years urging that the … Continue reading →