Those of you who have been following me know that I am part of a home fellowship, and have some thoughts about church that are different than what is most common. I wanted to say a few things about this. First, to my knowledge only one of my friends so far has read one of
Christian Church
(Note: This is my best understanding of this subject from what I have heard, but I don’t guarantee it is without error.) I recently delved into the confusing subject which is the history of the church movement that I grew up in and was involved in for most of my life. The church I grew
Forgiveness
Forgiveness… does not mean that an offense didn’t matter is not ignoring an offense does not require the offender’s request nor repentance is not a one time act does not mean there aren’t consequences does not minimize an offense does not exaggerate an offense is choosing not to hold an offense against another (though choices
Rethinking Church
(Note: I have written the following post in response to comments shared on this post.) I once heard it said that every generation needs their own reformation. The idea is that we never quite get it all right, so we need to keep improving rather than thinking we’ve got it made. You are correct in
Christians and Government
I believe one of the biggest blind spots in American christian’s view on politics, is not seeing how we unbiblically tie our christian agenda onto the government. (I think once you see it, it looks almost absurd, yet few seem to see it.) That is, we say “As Christians, God’s will is that we (fill
Instructions on Church in the New Testament?
For a long time I used to think that Jesus and the apostles never laid out specific instructions on how to do church. Recently I’m beginning to learn that perhaps they did, but it’s so different from what we have today that I couldn’t see it. Jesus and the apostles never lay out an order
Job Searching: Employment Agencies and Job Fairs
Yesterday morning I went in to an employment agency that has had job openings listed. They say that they have interviews every weekday morning at 9:00 a.m. I had wanted and intended to go in previously, but have a hard time getting up and being ready that early. Since they supposedly had interviews for these
Anabaptists
I found this article on the website of a local Mennonite Church. It seems to me to be a good, interesting and well written introduction to the history of Anabaptists and the reformation. Anabaptists means re-baptizers, and comes from the fact that the Anabaptists held that a person had to choose to be a follower
What is the Alternative to Institutional Church?
A question was recently posed as a comment on my review of Pagan Christianity?. I decided to answer the question here as a separate blog post. Shawn asks, “I’ve added [“Pagan Christianity?”] and “Reimagining Church” to my reading list. What are your thoughts on what we should do? Since clearly church isn’t done this way,
Book Review: Pagan Christianity?
WARNING!: This is a most important book that most christians shouldn’t read. If you have your faith and beliefs all figured out, feel confident in the truth and enjoy being involved in your church, then don’t read this book! If you happen to be a pastor or on staff at a church and value your