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Monster Church Madness
Spiritual success has almost no correlation to the size of the church organization. Put the First Church of Jerusalem in historical context. Two major items arise. One, this takes place in the one setting where the nature of “church” is … Continue reading
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Tagged government, oppression, propaganda, scripture
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Christians, We Need to Talk
This world, and everything in it, does not matter. I refuse to surrender my mission. Every time I open my mouth to discuss things from the Bible, I keep stumbling over this same, damnable heresy. Sometimes it’s quite conscious, but … Continue reading
Born-Again Idiocy or Why Sectarian Division
Having a powerful spiritual awareness does not automatically redeem the fallen intellect. I belong to a couple of religious discussion forums. Yes, it’s worth it. Sometimes. Most of the time it’s pretty harmless, not very helpful. Too often it’s repulsive … Continue reading
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Paying Tribute
It’s one thing to recognize contributions for which you owe a debt of gratitude for the good things people have added to your life. It’s an altogether different thing when someone makes your life possible. There is one fellow out … Continue reading
No Significant Difference
I’m reading through a book I’ve been asked to use in a series of sessions, in which I will be leading a men’s discussion group. We were warned it was not the best, but a decent place to start. The … Continue reading
A Christian Psychology of Loss
To Christian men: I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved … Continue reading
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When a Church Is a Business
The overlap between churches and businesses can be very entertaining during these hard economic times. First, let’s establish once and for all, I am wholly and completely unsympathetic to folks who somehow believe tangible property is important to Christian faith. … Continue reading
Emerging Liberalism
The so-called Postmodern cultural influence is simply another brand of progressivism with no particular goal at all. To be postmodern is grabbing at any excuse to attack conventional thinking. There is a masquerade of logic. When they bother, postmodernists claim … Continue reading
Our Mysticism Is Not As Their Mysticism
Mysticism includes a whole range of things, not simply the practice of Transcendental Meditation. There will always be movements within a larger whole of any demographic. The mere existence of a thing which can be labeled “a demographic” requires acknowledging … Continue reading
More Implications of the Fall
Inherent in the parabolic language of Scripture is the flexibility to cover lots of territory with the same narrative. A picture replaces a thousand words, but only if those words are reduced to clinical descriptions. If you are trying to … Continue reading