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Partisan Church Politics
I confess that I belong to a partisan movement within Church History. I’ve shared this on the forum. I promote the shepherd image of church leadership, and the relative independence of lay people. The flock is the whole point. What … Continue reading
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Leaving the Herd 05
We need to make some distinctions before I end this series. The individualism of the West is a very poor match for biblical self-reliance. The former arises from the challenge of survival that became an inherited trait of in the … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church politics, community, fellowship, individual faith, individualism, shepherd role
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He Is the Law
There is no clear and logical break point. When we talk about renewing the Covenant, you are not supposed to start thinking in precise definition of terms. That’s the wrong approach to anything regarding faith and religion. You are supposed … Continue reading
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About That Shepherd’s Anointing
What happens when you get a fresh shepherd’s anointing? Often I feel led to do what Jesus did so often, and head out to an isolated place to pray. I really like doing this just before dawn, but it’s not … Continue reading
From a Different World
Something has shifted in my heart, and I need to share it. Over the past week I’ve been praying about this shift to emphasizing ministry in the real world versus the virtual world. Most of it was the kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged churchianity, ministry, otherworldly, radix fidem, religion, shepherd role, The Bible
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Go Find It
The Old Testament presents a very long view of covenant community. It goes beyond human dreams of civilizations and empires, or even global dominance. It stands on transcendent reality; it doesn’t depend on humans at all. Rather, it is an … Continue reading
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One-Thinger
Ref: Philippians 3:12-14 The time has come. I’m going all in on this. You will get the watch. Whether I go bust or it actually happens, I will report here as honestly as I know how. Over the past few … Continue reading
Excess Baggage
Experience told me I would need it if my prayers were to be answered. It wasn’t very expensive; I found it a thrift store. I used something like it in the past, but this one was better. It was a … Continue reading
Teachings of Jesus — John 21:15-19
John records very few words from Jesus between the scene in the Garden of Gethsemane and the Resurrection. However, there is this one exchange with Peter after the resurrection that hides something very important. It’s not obvious in the English … Continue reading