Monthly Archives: August 2006

My Hope for What the Church Will Be, Part 2

August 17th, 2006

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. —1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV In part 1 of this two-parter, I outlined how a secular meeting carried in it all the hallmarks of real community, the kind that should power the Church. However, I don't believe that we understand how vital [...]

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My Hope for What the Church Will Be, Part 1

August 16th, 2006

As someone who revels in the outdoors, most of my hobbies get me out into nature. I've been birding since I was fourteen, taught outdoor education in zoos and camps, and would rather spend a night out under the panoply of the heavens than any stuffy old bedroom. When I consider the heavens, the work [...]

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Posted in Benevolence • Best of Cerulean Sanctum • Cerulean Sanctum Series • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Community • Godly Character • Grace • Hospitality • Joy • Love • Relevance

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The Real American Christian “Either/Or”

August 15th, 2006

Yesterday, I promised that the last few posts here before I go on break for a month would be incendiary. Thus begins the fire… Those familiar with Cerulean Sanctum know that one of my pet peeves is making Christianity into a set of "either/or" dichotomies. One of my favorites to skewer is the classic "Doctrine [...]

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Posted in Benevolence • Best of Cerulean Sanctum • Boldness • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Dying to Self • Godly Character • Humility • Maturity • Men • Persecution • Revival • Simplicity

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