Category Archives: Thought Questions

Thought Question: Brad Wright on Christian Divorce Rates

I thought the readers might profit from this USA Today article that quotes sociologist Bradly Wright, author of Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites…and Other Lies You’ve Been Told: A Sociologist Shatters Myths From the Secular and Christian Media. When Wright examined … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Is It Okay to Leave a Church Because You’re Not Being Fed?

At the Baptist Standard, Marv Knox responds to this question, saying, I tend to tilt away from agreeing that “not being fed” is sufficient reason for leaving a church. … A church cannot be all things to all people. So, … Continue reading

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Thought Questions: How Does the Size of a Church Affect How It Operates?

We in the Churches of Christ tend to assume that all congregations must operate pretty much the same way. There’s this “pattern” that all churches must follow. Of course, there are exceptions, but not many. For example, we teach that … Continue reading

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Thought Question: An Open Letter to American Churches

Mentanna Campbell recently returned to the United States after serving as a missionary in France for years. She started looking for a church. And then wrote a letter posted at RELEVANT Magazine offering some heartfelt, sage advice for how a … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Christianity Worldwide

From “First Things” — [T]here were, on average, 270 new Christian martyrs every 24 hours over the past decade, such that “the number of martyrs [in the period 2000-2010] was approximately 1 million.” Compare this to an estimated 34,000 Christian … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Favorite Bible Translations

According to the Association for Christian Retail, the following are the best-selling Bible translations by number of books sold (as opposed to dollar volume) — 1 New International Version 2 New Living Translation 3 King James Version 4 New King … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Income Disparities

It’s popular to decry the income disparities among the world’s nations. Indeed, it’s argued, the cause of poverty is a lack of money, and the wealth of the richest nations demonstrates that they got rich by taking from the poor. … Continue reading

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Thought Question: The White Flag Man

Fabulous story from The Sacred Sandwich (you should click the link for the full text of this brief, well-told story) — The White Flag Man was a fellow by the name of Peter “Petey” Hopkins who every morning at sunrise … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Laying Out Fleece

We’re all familiar with the story of Gideon, who twice laid out fleece as a means of confirming God’s will. It’s in Judges. Nowadays, many good Christians attempt to follow in Gideon’s footsteps, “laying out a fleece,” to determine God’s … Continue reading

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Thought Question: Levels of Spirituality

The always thoughtful Scot McKnight proposes that we think in terms of six levels of spiritual maturity — Level One: I In this level a human is self-absorbed, perceives himself or herself at the center of the universe — or … Continue reading

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