Monthly Archives: April 2011

Better Than a Beating

April 14th, 2011

After you take the time to read this post today, I’d love to hear your feedback. I ask because I’m starting to think I’m crazy. Seems everywhere I go, I get the same response from people, so perhaps I’m the one who is wrong. So fire away. I’ve written a bit lately about the Internet’s [...]

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Posted in Apologetics • Benevolence • Boldness • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Community • Counterculture • Faith • Godly Character • Heresy • In the News • Judgmentalism • Leadership • Maturity • Notable Christians • Oddities • Relevance

Tagged Aquila, Correction, Discipleship, encouragement, Growth, Heresy, Heretics, Love, Mercy, Pastors, Patience, Priscilla, Refining, Teachers

The Perfect Church

April 11th, 2011

With passion week arriving soon, we will begin to experience the high holy days of the Christian Church. We will also experience the dividing lines along which most Christian churches fall. You see, you can tell a great deal about a church by what aspect of those days it glorifies: Christ’s earthly ministry, His cross, [...]

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Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Discernment • Dying to Self • Faith • Godly Character • Jesus Christ • Joy • Leadership • Love • Maturity • Obedience • Oddities • Relevance • Simplicity

Tagged American Church, Christ, Christianity, Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Cross, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Passion Week, Pentecost, Perfect Church, Resurrection

Are Scholars and Teachers Truly Leading the Church? And Should They?

April 7th, 2011

Many of my Christian friends have noted Donald Miller’s recent post about rescuing the Christian Church from leadership dominated by scholars. Miller, the firebrand behind the famous (or infamous, depending on your view) Blue Like Jazz, sells his perspective hard. As always, I recommend you read the whole thing. But is he right? The Internet [...]

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Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Community • Counterculture • Dying to Self • Godly Character • In the News • Leadership • Maturity • Notable Christians • Simplicity • Uncategorized

Tagged Body of Christ, Church Issues, Don Miller, Donald Miller, Equipping the Saints, Gifts, Humility, Ministry, Pastor, Pastors, Scholars, Servanthood, Spiritual Gifts, Teachers, Teaching