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House Church Clarification
When I talk about house church it is rare that I get an excited response but this past Saturday a friend introduced me to another couple as running a house church and the couple was actually excited and interested in the concept.
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The Gospel
Some Time ago a quote from DA Carson and it has really had a profound affect on the way I think about the gospel and ministry. Here is the quote in full context and a link to the text of the message. Perhaps more common yet is the tendency to assume the gospel, whatever that…
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Random Thoughts
I saw a report of Foxsports.com about the new “Worlds fastest Man” a title given to the man who holds the world record in the 100M dash. The link said, click here to see highlights of his record breaking run. How does one edit down highlights of a 9.74 second race? Walking down the hall…
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House Church Update
For those who are interested in how things are going with our house church I have decided to update you here hopefully every Monday. This past week we were asked to move our ‘service’ to the evening as two of our group had a company picinic to attend, and since we could we did. I…
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Why I am attracted to the idea of a house church?
If you have known me for any length of time you may already know this but I didn’t grow up going to a church. It was never part of my life and so it isn’t habitual for me to get up and go to a building which may be one reason that the change is…
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Another Brick in the Wall VI
C.S Lewis Of course, I have never met him personally but he is, I believe, one of the most prolific authors in the Kingdom of God. Although when writing about theological matter he diminishes his own thoughts by constantly pointing out his laity, I wish I could find a Pastor with his wisdom and understanding.…
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Leave the (Traditional) Church
For the five of you who have been following my blog for any period of time you know I have some trouble with church related issues for some time now. It began when my views on the tithe changed which not only eliminated the possibility of me being a traditional church pastor but eventually seemed…
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Another Brick in the Wall V
Dave Diyanni One thing I will always take with me from my time at Vineyard Community Church is that this man knew he would have to answer to God for how he treated people and lived his life and so his decisions were marked with a deliberation that I don’t see in most people. I…
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Livin Large
Livin Large This article points to a great deal of factors that point to the consumer growth in America. I can’t help but wonder if Christians have bought into this idea of stuff and bigger is better at the cost of the gospel.
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Another Brick in the Wall IIII…opps I mean IV
Dale Sackrider Dale has been my leader, my coworker, and my friend in the almost 10 years that I have known him. We car pooled and sat right next to one another for years and during our walks around the parking lot at work we solved all of the worlds problems. He has helped me…