Category Archives: Church Issues

When Right-Hearted Christians Defend Wrong-Headed Theology

June 19th, 2013

Someone had let a whirlwind into the room. Elder George Merriweather gazed at his Rolex. They’d been at this for only 10 minutes, but it felt like 10 hours. He glanced at Deaconess Lisbeth Cartwright and sighed. The former Miss America candidate from Connecticut nodded, and her blonde curls went bouncing. Westminster Wesleyan had endured [...]

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Down from the Ledge: Why the Church Needs to Drop the “Leap of Faith”

June 17th, 2013

I miss reading Michael Spencer, the late, lamented Internet Monk. Since his passing, I don’t read his site as much, though Spencer’s successor, Chaplain Mike, does have a worthy post from time to time. A post there that has drawn attention, Pastor Piper Scares the Kids, drew mine, and while many commenters have enjoyed ganging [...]

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Why I Didn’t Go to Church on Sunday

June 10th, 2013

Yesterday was a Sunday. I skipped church. I didn’t go because I knew what the message topic would be, and I’m burned out on that topic. Seared to a crackly crunch burned out. That the topic just happens to coincide with a major initiative push within the church only further carbonized me. Honestly, I think [...]

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