Somehow we have been taught to feel holier when we are in “the house of God” and have inherited a pathological dependency upon an edifice to carry out our worship to God. At bottom, the church building has taught us badly about what church is and what it does. It is a contradiction of the [...]
God,
You are so Holy, I hope for the day when you make the Earth like Heaven. I desire so much to do your will and I ask that you feed us and protect me, my family, and The Family from the temptations of the devil. Help us all forgive, just as you forgave us, are [...]
Let me first say that this is not an attack on Dr. Akin. I personally think that Dr. Akin is a great guy. I truly believe that he wants what he thinks is best for all Christians/Southern Baptists. This critique of his email is merely an attempt to put out a different perspective. My perspective [...]
A few days ago I received an email sent to all students, staff, and alumni of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The email from Dr. Akin was an essay concerning Integrity in Ministry. In Part 1 of this post I am merely going to attach this email. Afterwards, I would love to hear what everyone else [...]
My pastor and friend, Alan Knox, gave a lecture to one of Dr. Black’s (of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) classes about how his Ecclesiology was developed. He was able to record the lecture and post it to his website. I listened to it, thought it was great, and wanted to share it with you all.
This [...]
I was able to attend session 3 of a home church conference put on by NTRF. Here are some not I took from session 3 - Elder-Led Congregational Consensus.
The Practice of the Early Church
Session 3 – Elder-Led Congregational Consensus
(Steve Atkerson)
Everyone agrees that Christ is the head of the Church… opinions digress from that [...]
I was able to attend session 2 of a home church conference put on by NTRF. Here are some not I took from session 2 - Participatory Church Meetings.
The Practice of the Early Church
Session 2 – Participatory Church Meetings
(Steve Atkerson)
1 Corinthians 14:26 – What do we learn about the NT church from this [...]
Recently I have been thinking a lot about Sunday morning meetings. In fact, I have a post coming, next week, that has to do specifically about this topic. But today I wanted to write about what I call “Light-Switch Christianity.” I made up this term while thinking about what happens on Sunday morning. I felt [...]
I found this in a church bulletin:
Request from the Deacons
In reverence to God and respect for others, please do not get up during the sermon (unless there is an emergency). Parents - please take your children to the restroom before the worship time or, if needed, during the offertory. Also, please turn off all beepers, [...]
This post is not really about the pastor… nor is it really about the pastor’s wife. It’s about what we as Christian men expect from our wives… which I personally think we often feel the pastor’s wife should best model (although I do not agree that we should necessarily think that).
From time to time I [...]