Category Archives: Relationships

John 17 and Unity

I’m going to do something out of the ordinary for this blog.  Instead of writing out a whole bunch of thoughts on a subject and then getting your responses, I’m going to open up a question and let the discussion … Continue reading

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Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Phil Hawkins has been doing some excellent commenting here on this blog of late. And sometimes comments are just too good to stay buried in the comments section of the blog. While I don’t seek to exalt any one person … Continue reading

Posted in American Christianity, Christian Behavior, Church, Doctrine, Guest Blogger, Relationships, Scripture Interpretation, Simple Church, Wish I Had Written This! | 32 Comments

Eye-Hand Coordination

This evening, on my way to the evening performance of the latest show I’m music directing, I caught a brief snippet of a sermon by the late Adrian Rogers on the radio. He was talking about various spiritual gifts in … Continue reading

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Manipulation in the name of Christ?

It has recently been brought to my attention that I lack discernment. It has been demonstrated that I lack the ability to carefully read someone’s post and see what they really are saying. I choose to believe what I choose … Continue reading

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Formerly Known — More Food for Thought

Recently, I linked to a thought-provoking post by Bill Kinnon called “The People Formerly Known as the Congregation“. Understandably, there have been some mixed reactions to this post, and it has sparked something of a small phenomenon around parts of … Continue reading

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