What does God think about folks who decide to have gender reassignment surgeries? What about folks who manipulate their gender via prescribed chemicals? Consequently, what are Christians to think about such practices? Continue reading →
Is literacy connected to suicide? According to Dr. Andrej Maruai as reported by the Central European Review), yes. Alan Jacobs, over at The American Scene caught my attention with a blog about this recent study that shows in Eastern Europe. … Continue reading →
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being oppressed all over again. Perhaps that’s a rather strong way to open a blog, but I’ve got to get your attention somehow. Allow me to explain… Yesterday (January 18, 2009) was Sanctity of … Continue reading →
Apparently Christianity is progressively becoming “immoral”, or at least that’s what the Barna Group says. A survey published earlier this year (August 2008) stated that ‘Mosaic’ Evangelicals (ages 18 to 24) are abandoning traditional moral values. A significant number of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barna Group, Christianity, Church, Cussing, Evangelicalism, Gambling, Ignorance, Insular, Pornography
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Go over to Out of Ur and watch the brief video clip there from CNN. *waits patiently* Ok, now let’s talk about it- What strikes me is the statement “I’ll be endorsing McCain… because of where he stands on Biblical … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alliance Defense Fund, Biblical Truth, CNN, Conservativism, Earl Barnett, Jody Hice, McCain, Out of UR, People who need to repent, Religious Right
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While studying for an upcoming post (‘Incarnational Evangelism’) I stumbled across what I found to be a very interesting nuance in the Greek text of the ‘Great Commission’. I want to preface my idea by tell you, the reader, that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Baptism, Bible, Biblical Studies, Christianity, Discipleship, Earl Barnett, Evangelism, Great Commission, Incarnational Evangelism, Religion, St. Mathew, Theology
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In my first post on this subject, I discussed some of the problems that come along with autonomous Churches. Put into plain terms, Churches that don’t exist in submission to a higher body of authority. I highly suggest that you … Continue reading →
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Tagged Autonomy, Baptist, Christianity, Church, Church Autonomy, Church History, Earl Barnett, Ecclesiology, Eclesiastical Authority, Evangelicalism, Non-Denominational, Questions, Religion, Theology
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Why? After having spent almost 10 years participating in the American movement called conservative evangelicalism I have witnessed many well-intentioned people bring much disgrace to the name of Jesus. These disgraces have come through harmful theology, oppressive practices, conservative cultural … Continue reading →
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Tagged Autonomy, Baptist, Christianity, Church, Denomination, Earl Barnett, Ecclesiology, Emerging Church, Evangelicalism, Non-Denominational, Pentecostal
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Chapter 6: Sunday Morning Costumes “So what’s the big deal about ‘dressing up’ for church?… First, it reflects the false division between the secular and the sacred…. Second, wearing attractive, flashy clothes on Sunday morning screams out an embarrassing message: … Continue reading →
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Tagged Book Review, Books, Chrsitianity, Church, Earl Barnett, Ecclesiology, Frank Viola, George Barna, Pagan Christianity, Religion, Theology
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During Church I often find myself analizing my Amercian, conservative, evangelical, pseudo-’mega church’s worship style. I spend time questioning mostly ‘why’ and ‘how’ they do worship hoping to understand their theology behind the manner they do things. I see their … Continue reading →
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Tagged Add new tag, Anthropology, Christianity, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Faith, George Orwell, Linguistic Determinism, Religion, Theology
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This post comes as a response to accusations that I wanted to address clearly and directly. So, why preach? As much as I’m getting sick of making lists, I’ll do so for the sake of simplicity for readers. 1) Preaching … Continue reading →
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Tagged Calvin Park, Christianity, Church, Earl Barnett, Preaching
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Do many of us, as American-Protestant-Christians, operate from the assumption that God does not reveal ‘truth’ beyond our ability to comprehend it? I’ve met a lot of Christians who seem to operate from the perspective that any new theology or … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Earl Barnett, Protestantism, Religion, Theology
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I was fortunate enough to sit down today with my pastor, Dr. John Hawco, and ask his definitions of both Biblical Infallibility as well as Biblical Inerrancy. These are the definitions I received: Biblical Infallibility – The Bible ‘is not … Continue reading →
I’ve decided to simultaneously run two conversations, simply because I want to provide a balanced perspective of both rejection and acceptance of beliefs. I submit myself to the authority of Scripture because: 1. It is the only record I have … Continue reading →
There’s an article well worth reading over at Out of Ur titled: They Love the Church but Not the Institution Earl
