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Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: Heresy, Part 3 (French religious wars, Thomas Campbell)
Fifth Story The Catholic Church and Reformation churches felt obliged to kill heretics. The Reformers were more tolerant of heresy, as the earlier Reformers had been branded heretics themselves. But neither side allowed much in the way of dissent. Both … Continue reading
Posted in Restoration Movement, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Restoration Movement, Thomas Campbell
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Church Growth: Andy Rowell Summarizes the Studies, Part 2 (Fertility, Caring for Children)
High fertility rates U.S. Protestants are less likely to belong to “mainline” denominations and more likely to belong to “conservative” ones than used to be the case. Evidence from the General Social Survey indicates that higher fertility and earlier childbearing … Continue reading
Ministers Guilty of Sexual Sin: Not Just Friends
A reader asked about being alone in the building with the female church secretary, on those days that he is the only minister on duty. I’m not sure I have the answer, but before even attempting an answer, I need … Continue reading
Posted in Sexual Ethics, Uncategorized
Tagged All, emotional affair, Not Just Friends, sexual sin, Shirley Glass
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GraceConversation: Posts by Todd and Jay
Todd and I have just put four posts up — On Second Thought … Answers to Mac’s Questions Response to Mac’s View of Repentance Questions for Mac and Phil These posts reflect a change in direction from our earlier announcement, … Continue reading
Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: Heresy, Part 2 (The Filioque, Luther, and Zwingli)
Third story In 1001 AD the Western church divided between the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. There were many reasons for the split, but one cause was the filioque. According to the Wikipedia — Filioque, Latin for “and … Continue reading
Posted in Restoration Movement, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Filioque, Restoration Movement
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Church Growth: Andy Rowell Summarizes the Studies, Part 1 (Witnessing, Strictness)
Andy Rowell, a Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) student at Duke Divinity School, maintains a blog called Church Leadership Conversations. (I just subscribed.) He recently summarized the conclusions of 7 separate studies on what drives church growth — (1) witnessing, (2) … Continue reading
Wednesday Night Class in Athens, AL
In two days, June 24, I’ll be speaking at the Central Church of Christ in Athens, Alabama, at 7:00 PM, thanks to the invitation of their pulpit minister Bill Perkins. I’ll cover the material from An Unconventional Approach to the … Continue reading
Ministers Guilty of Sexual Sin: Further Thoughts from the Comments
I love the blogging format, because I get these great questions that force me to dig deeper or explain myself better. This follows up my earlier post Ministers Guilty of Sexual Sin: Advice from a Minister. The complete questions I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Sexual Ethics, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Men's Secret Wars, Patrick Means, sexual sin
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Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: Heresy, Part 1 (Phinehas, the Nestorians)
First story We all know about God’s covenant with Abraham. (Gen 15:6) Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. The Old Testament has a surprising parallel — (Psa 106:19-22, 30-31) At Horeb they made a … Continue reading
Posted in Restoration Movement, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Christology, Church of Christ Links, Nestorians, Phinehas, Restoration Movement
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Conversation with Robert Prater (but with Rich, really): Stages of Faith, from the Comments
Rich wrote, with considerable insight, that there are four stage of maturity for a Christian — Stage One: called Borrowed Faith This is typical for a new Christian whose main objective is to mimic the faith of the most influential … Continue reading
Posted in CENI, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Grace, Instrumental music, legalism
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