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The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace
I wrote this book back in 1995. It’s still in print and available in a few bookstores, such as http://web.ovc.edu/bookstore/holysp.shtml. In fact, you can buy the book for less than the cost to print it. (The price of getting old … Continue reading
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Business Law for Church Leaders
Notes for the third class taught at the 2006 Harding Lectureship. Business Law for Church Leaders
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Tax Guide for Church Leaders
These are notes for the second class delivered at the 2006 Harding Lectureship. Tax Guide for Church Leaders
Business Ethics for Church Leaders
I spoke at the 2006 Harding Lectureship as part of the elder track. Here are my notes from the first talk on business ethics for church leaders. Business Ethics for Church Leaders
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Preliminary Thoughts on a New Approach to Adult Education
My church is experimenting with a new approach to adult education. As mentioned in the previous post, we have age group classes with rotating teachers. The difficulty we’ve faced has been maintaining consistently high quality. This isn’t for lack of … Continue reading
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Three Ways to Organize an Adult Bible Department
The only three ways that I know to organize an adult Bible program, with advantages and disadvantages considered. Three Ways
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This Month’s Christian Chronicle: We Are Losing Our Children
This month’s Christian Chronicle reports that the Churches of Christ have grown only 2.6% in the last 26 years! The attachment does the math to see if we are even keeping our own children in the Church. The answer: We … Continue reading
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How Our Universities Can Reunite the Church
I’m persuaded that the only institutions with the resources needed to restore some measure of unity to the Churches of Christ are our universities. I’ve driven to two of our universities to present these ideas in person. I’ve met some … Continue reading
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Born of Water
A 13-chapter book on whether baptism is essential to our salvation. Being a lawyer, I argue both sides. I then try to reach a conclusion. Born of Water. I’ve never felt that either side gave due respect to the other, … Continue reading
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The “Gospel Advocate” Creed
The most recent issue of the Gospel Advocate has gotten under my skin. They just keep announcing more and more issues over which we must damn one another. Click on the caption or click here:/2007/02/01/the-gospel-advocate-creed/ for my reply. Continue reading
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