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Last week, Arthur at “The Voice of One Crying Out in Suburbia” wrote an excellent post called “The Assumption of Disunity.” He begins his post by giving a quick synopsis of a book called Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism. If you’re interested in the book, you can jump over to Arthur’s blog and read what he says. The point that I want to bring out comes at the end of t...

A couple of weeks ago, I “replayed” an older post called “If the family were a church.” In that post, I wondered what it would look like if families acted like churches, especially when it comes to leadership, growth, and organization. Now, someone else has taken up the gauntlet and has written another “episode.” Over at “New Covenant Bible Fellowship of Las Vegas,” ...

A couple of weeks ago, I “replayed” an older post called “If the family were a church.” In that post, I wondered what it would look like if families acted like churches, especially when it comes to leadership, growth, and organization. Now, someone else has taken up the gauntlet and has written another “episode.” Over at “New Covenant Bible Fellowship of Las Vegas,” ...

Felicity at “Simply Church” has shared an interview that she did with John King in her post “How do you invite people to something that is Bible based?” While the entire post is well-worth reading, the first question and answer is the one that resonates and helps me the most right now. Felicity asks: “Give me some examples of simple ways to invite other people–especially those w...

It’s true. I love good questions. I even love to answer questions with questions. I’m not opposed to telling someone that I don’t know the answer to a question, then asking them another question to help us both work toward an answer. So, I’ve been very pleased with Miguel at “God-Directed Deviations” lately. I’ve already linked to and commented on several of his posts. Thi...

Continuing a discussion that Swanny started last week, Arthur at “The Voice of One Crying Out in Surburia” has written a very good post called “Why Trumps How.” As usual, Arthur adds a great deal of wisdom and personal insight to this discussion. I particularly appreciate the way he brings his own journey into the topic. He recognizes that he started his search for understanding “chur...

Jason at “Bartender of Grace” has written an excellent post called “Religion Rehab, Part 1.” This is Part 1 because, you guessed it, there’s a Part 2 on the way, according to Jason. In his post, Jason suggests several ways to help people move away from a life of religion and toward life in Jesus Christ. Like any good rehab program, he has included 12 steps, although he only writes abo...

I often write about eating together as the church. I think that sharing meals is incredibly important for the church. In Scripture, one of the most common activities among followers of Jesus Christ is eating together. I want to point out a post and a Facebook comment that help round out the importance of sharing food (breaking bread) together as the family of God. First, Felicity at “Simply Church” ask...

Swanny at “Allergic to BS” has written a great post called “I’m Not a Model… You Know What I Mean?” (By the way, hopefully you get the song references in Swanny’s title, which led me to another song connection in my title…) In his post, Swanny talks about “models” of church organization and gatherings. He’s not for them… not at all. He writes:...

So, the turkey has been eaten. The leftovers are stacked in the fridge. The relatives have returned to their homes. And thoughts have turned to Black Friday savings. Thanksgiving is over; Christmas (shopping) is here. I was thinking about this yesterday when I read the following on Dave Black’s blog (Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 8:26 a.m.): “So, what will be our Thanksgiving verse today...