Category Archives: American Church
Christian Bumper Stickers Make Me Think….
Today I was walking through the parking lot at Walmart, and I saw a bumper sticker advertising a local church in my city. Their slogan, according to the bumper sticker, is “The Church Where Worship Makes Sense”. What does this … Continue reading
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Abusing Our Bodies In Service To God? (pt. 2)
Both of the factors I discussed in my last post (Health & Wealth Theology and Platonic Dualism) have the result of influencing many in ministry to ignore or take lightly, 2 silent killers. While I admit these 2 things are not … Continue reading
Abusing Our Bodies In Service To God?
Another title for this post could be “Life As A Pastor Could Be Hazardous To Your Health”. Various studies and statistics show us that people in vocational ministry are one of the unhealthiest groups of Americans. Those of you who … Continue reading
The Missional Church Movement
This post is the 6th part of the series “Exposed But Not Infected” As with the terms “Emergent and Emerging” in the last part of this series, if you Google the word “missional” your computer will definitely blow up on … Continue reading
What I DO like about what the Emerging Church says
What I do like about what the Emerging Church says Much like Kevin DeYoung, I can relate to Emerging Christians who are wary of slick marketing gimmicks, how-to sermons, watered-down megachurches, and the effects of modernism. I fully agree that the … Continue reading
The Emergent Church Movement, pt.2
The question I still wrestle with and hope that you will too, concerning the Emerging Church is this: Is it a trend, or is it another reactionary stance, or is it something that God is doing to connect with a new … Continue reading
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The Emergent Church Movement
This is the 5th part in the series “Exposed But Not Infected” I’m going to let you in on a secret – I am not nearly as smart as those who have written the books that both promote and critique … Continue reading
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