Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 I think this is the last post in this series. Thanks for all the comments and discussion. In summing up the significance of the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15), New Testament scholar Richard Longenecker writes: “The decision reached by the council must be considered […]
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An Emerging Church of Christ? Part 6
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 The only baggage you can bring is all that you can’t leave behind.-U2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains […]
April 25, 2005 by
An Emerging Church of Christ? Part 5
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 in-no-va-tion (noun) 1. The act of introducing something new. 2. Something newly introduced. 3. A word you will not see on a Church of Christ website when perusing its core beliefs, values, and commitments. Another reason Churches of Christ are struggling to engage our emerging culture is […]
April 21, 2005 by 17 Comments
Being Wrong
I spent the past two months preaching through selected stories from Acts. Sometimes I don’t know what a sermon is about until I’ve preached it. Same goes with a sermon series. I wish I could say I’m able to think so far ahead that I know why I’m preaching a particular series, but sometimes I’m […]
December 10, 2012 by 4 Comments
My Position On Hell (or lack thereof)
I’ve been thinking about heaven and hell a lot lately, thanks to Rob Bell and his new book Love Wins. Have you heard of it? I haven’t read it yet, but this post really isn’t about what he says in the book. It’s more about why I have a hard time jumping into a discussion […]
March 28, 2011 by 16 Comments
Chapter One: Let Me Tell You A Story
Thanks to everyone for their feedback on my question about a project I’ve been working on. Your comments have been encouraging. I’m going start putting some chapters online for more feedback. Here is what I’m thinking: this manuscript is intended to be a resource that can be used broadly by many different kinds of churches […]
September 22, 2008 by 5 Comments
A Needed Resource?
Help me out here. I’m doing a bit of market research. I’ve been working on a manuscript for a little book that could serve as a resource for churches that want to give newcomers/seekers something that explains a “bigger” gospel than has usually been presented in such literature. By “bigger” I mean an explanation of […]
September 17, 2008 by 19 Comments
New Sign Coming
Because of the transition we’re making at Garnett, which we described in the LJ article, we’re getting a new sign. In a few weeks, here’s what the sign on our front lawn will look like. As you can see, we haven’t changed the name of our church. We’ve changed the name of our facility where […]
February 6, 2007 by 14 Comments
Stuck in a Moment
It’s been a great couple of days. I flew out to Fresno on Thursday, spoke at the Zoe Conference Friday, flew back Friday afternoon and then had a nice sabbath rest yesterday. This morning I presented a teaching on communion. We’re in the middle of teaching series called “Reboot 07.” Like most churches do this […]
January 28, 2007 by 8 Comments
The Ninety-Five Percent Theory
In Leading Turnaround Churches (a good, but not great book), Gene Wood puts forth what he calls “The Ninety-Five Percent Theory.” He writes, “Simply stated the 95 percent theory is that 95 percent of all serious problems in the church stem from a power struggle.” I disagree. I think 99 percent of all serious problems […]
January 8, 2007 by 16 Comments
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons