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Pacifism: Just War and Christian Politics, Part 2
Frankly, I doubt seriously that many national leaders — even US leaders — give a lot of thought to just war theology when deciding whether to go to war. The churches don’t teach this in Sunday school or preach it … Continue reading
Posted in Pacifism, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Christian politics, Church of Christ Links, just war, pacifism
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Overseeing the Moderate Church: Part 3
This brings us to teaching. Moderate churches generally have a very weak educational program, because the doctrines that divide the church are off limits. Either one side dominates the classes and the other side doesn’t listen, or else the tough … Continue reading
Posted in Overseeing the Moderate Church, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church leadership, Church of Christ Links, elders
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Overseeing the Moderate Church: Part 2
In Part 1, we considered the difficulties of managing a moderate church, that is, a church that is divided between progressives and conservatives. While it’s not inevitable that such churches divide, they often do. The reason is almost always a … Continue reading
Posted in Overseeing the Moderate Church, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church leadership, Church of Christ Links, elders
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Overseeing the Moderate Church, Part 1
[This series from way back in March 2007, when there were maybe, oh, 30 readers, keeps getting attention because a lot of churches wrestle with these problems. I thought it might be helpful to re-run it, and I couldn’t help … Continue reading
Posted in Overseeing the Moderate Church, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church leadership, Church of Christ Links, elders, eldership
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Pacifism: David Lipscomb and Civil Government
David Lipscomb was the editor of the Gospel Advocate for nearly half a century, from the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. As a result, he was perhaps the most influential man in the Churches of Christ that were … Continue reading
Posted in Pacifism, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Civil Government, David Lipscomb, Gospel Advocate, pacifism
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Pacifism: Introduction
I’ve been planning on studying pacifism since high school, I suppose. And I’ve just never gotten around to it. But it does keep coming up. I finished high school in 1972. The class of 1970 had draft lottery numbers for … Continue reading
Posted in Pacifism, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Christians in the military, Church of Christ Links, non-violence, pacifism
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Links to Church of Christ Blogs and Related Sites
I’ve just added a new page listing a whole bunch of Church of Christ blogs and other sites. A page is like a post, except it doesn’t change locations. Rather, the way to a page is to click on the … Continue reading
Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: Learning to Walk Like Jesus, Part 2
QUESTIONS: 1. What practices are like circumcision and Sabbath to Churches of Christ — as serving as markers of salvation (not looking for a discussion of baptism here but rather post-conversion markers)? [weekly communion, a cappella music, plurality of elders, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Faith Lessons, Ray Vander Laan, Sabbath
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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: An Idea for a Dialogue
I get emails. This is from reader Alex Johnson — Dear Brother Guin, I was browsing your website earlier today, and I came upon an interesting statement in one of your posts; “Our institutions should give some thought to where … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Our Attitude Toward the Conservative Leaders, Part 2
So, what’s the solution to the persistence of legalism in the Churches of Christ? Well, for some of us, maybe you, I’m persuaded God wants us to teach grace to the conservative Churches of Christ and rescue his children from … Continue reading
