Monthly Archives: May 2015

BLOG 5/31/15. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH: “THE GATES OF HELL?”

BLOG 5/31/15. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH: “THE GATES OF HELL?” Have you ever noticed that there are some subjects in the Bible that are absolutely essential to our understanding the integrity and awesomeness of its message, but … Continue reading

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BLOG 5/27/15. GENERATIONAL CULTURES, AND THE CHURCH’S NEED OF PROPHETS

BLOG 5/27/15. GENERATIONAL CULTURES, AND THE CHURCH’S NEED OF PROPHETS Monday was Memorial Day and the reminiscing reminded me that in my lifetime there have been at least four unique and quite different generational cultures, each hardly understood by the … Continue reading

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BLOG 5/24/15. PENTECOST, THE WIND OF GOD, AND A NEW RACE

BLOG 5/24/15. PENTECOST, THE WIND OF GOD, AND A NEW RACE The whole Christian church is unimaginable apart from that which the Christian church (ostensibly) celebrates today: Pentecost. The Spirit of God, or ‘the Wind of God’ (depending how you … Continue reading

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BLOG 5/20/15. PENTECOST CONFUSES SOCIETY … AND THE CHURCH

BLOG 5/20/15. PENTECOST CONFUSES SOCIETY … AND THE CHURCH. This coming Sunday is the Christian community’s annual celebration of Pentecost, … and, frankly it’s a bit amusing. The commercial interests have learned how to co-opt other Christian celebrations, or feast … Continue reading

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BLOG 5/17/15. THE FRIGHTENING PERIL OF BEING WEALTHY

BLOG 5/17/15. THE FRIGHTENING PERIL OF BEING WEALTHY There is one of Jesus’ parables that doesn’t get much attention, and with good reason: It challenges the popular myth that to be wealthy creates satisfaction, security, happiness—all of which is a … Continue reading

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5/13/15. MILLENNIALS LEAVING THE CHURCH? SHOULD THEY, MAYBE?

BLOG 5/13/15. MILLENNIALS LEAVING THE CHURCH? SHOULD THEY, MAYBE? Allow me to be my snarky self for a bit, here. It has been all over the news media for the past few days, in a report by the Pew Research … Continue reading

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BLOG 5/10/15. WHEN DOES A CHURCH CEASE TO BE A CHURCH?

BLOG 5/10/15. WHEN DOES A CHURCH CEASE TO BE A CHURCH? A generation ago, Gerald Arbuckle was asked as a cultural anthropologist to seek to determine why it was that his Roman Catholic order was diminishing so rapidly. Among other … Continue reading

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BLOG 5/6/15. POST-NEWBIGIN ‘ECCLESIASTICAL SCHIZOPHRENICS’?

BLOG 5/6/15. POST-NEWBIGIN ‘ECCLESIASTICAL SCHIZOPHRENICS’? It is probably tantamount to sheer heresy on my part to suggest that the influence of the venerable Lesslie Newbigin is not only dated, but outdated. After all, Lesslie Newbigin’s influence on the church’s understanding … Continue reading

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BLOG 5/3/15. CHRISTIAN FAITH NEVER A COMFORTABLE FIT

BLOG 5/3/15. CHRISTIAN FAITH NEVER A COMFORTABLE FIT POLITICALLY For the next eighteen months we are going to be deluged with all kinds of reports and commentaries on politics, politicians, and candidates for the United States presidency. Such is one … Continue reading

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