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Amazing Grace: The Scary Lesson of Galatians, Part 0.5
I’ve been trying to figure out a better way to introduce this difficult teaching to a Sunday school class. Where’s the one key that helps show what Paul is trying to say. Here’s an idea. Last week we studied Romans … Continue reading
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Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfellowshipped”: A Bone-chilling Thought
Today is one of those nasty, winter days when it’s not cold enough to snow, not warm enough to be outside, too wet to want to get out of your car, and too windy to keep your umbrella over your … Continue reading
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Amazing Grace: The Scary Lesson of Galatians, Part 2 (edited)
This is a series of lessons designed for the classroom, so I’ve got to limit myself somewhat. I promised myself I’d do only 2 posts on Galatians, because I only want to do 2 classes on Galatians, and so I … Continue reading
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Amazing Grace: The Scary Lesson of Galatians, Part 1 (edited)
[I’ve been re-posting these lessons as I edit them for the adult classes we’re teaching at my home congregation. I’ve accelerated re-posting these two lessons on Galatians by a week or two because of their relevance to the Quail Springs … Continue reading
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Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfellowshipped”: A Question
Is anyone aware of a Church of Christ minister or author who considers instrumental music a sin who has publicly condemned the ad published in the Oklahoman declaring the minister at Quail Springs disfellowshipped because his congregation added an instrumental … Continue reading
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Lessons on Grace: How Grace Unites (or Romans taught backwards)
[This is the next lesson in the Amazing Grace series posted some time ago. I’m re-posting because its importance to the Quail Springs situation.] One of the most illuminating studies I’ve ever done was reading Romans backwards–just starting with the … Continue reading
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Searching for The Third Way: Predestination, Part 2
Space-time and God The answer to the question posed in the last post is found in a deeper understanding of the nature of God and his creation. God’s choice of a word to describe his existence is “eternal,” or aionios … Continue reading
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Leading Change for Elders, Part 3
This is the final part of this series — for now. * Talk to the members. Make a point of getting to church early and leaving late. Be generous with your time. Listen to what people say. And don’t fool … Continue reading
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Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfellowshipped”: Proud to be a Campbellite
I’ve been reading a lot of literature from the right wing of the Churches of Christ lately — just wondering where they are in their thinking nowadays. The notorious ad in the Oklahoman is, of course, one example of right-wing … Continue reading
Searching for The Third Way: Predestination, Part 1
Finally! I’ve been wanting to post about predestination for a long time, and it just happens to be a great example of how Third-Way thinking can shed new light on a longstanding dilemma. You see, the commentaries have gobs of … Continue reading
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