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November 2008

November 19, 2008

Going to lots of churches

Used to, if you asked someone what church he goes to, you would get one...

November 07, 2008

Sign of the times

Todd Peperkorn is a pastor I know, and I have the highest respect for him....

October 2008

October 31, 2008

Reformation Rap

Going from the sublime to the somewhat ridiculous and from the 16th century to the...

October 31, 2008

The need to keep reforming

What needs reforming in today's church? Do you see any reversions to the medieval errors?...

October 30, 2008

The Republican captivity of the church

"I just hate what the Republican Party has done to Christianity." So said tODD, who...

October 27, 2008

Christianity in Europe

I just got back from North Carolina, where I gave one of the annual Luther...

October 21, 2008

Persecution update

The New York Times reports on violent persecution of Christianity in India. FromHindu Threat to...

October 20, 2008

Preaching politics

The definitive answer to why pastors should not endorse candidates from the pulpit was given...

October 13, 2008

Church growth Amish style

The number of Amish has grown 84% since 1992, to a total of some 231,000....

September 2008

September 29, 2008

State power reforming the church

Yesterday was the day when various pastors resolved to challenge I.R.S. restrictions by endorsing candidates...

September 29, 2008

Enemy of the Baptized

I hope you had a happy St. Michael and All Angels day yesterday, a day...

September 19, 2008

The left taps the contemporary Christian market

An article in the Washington Post, Trying to Get Christian Music Fans to Tune To...

September 18, 2008

Metal Mass

Moshing Finnish Lutherans.

September 16, 2008

Sarah Palin and male leadership

A "moderate evangelical" writes in USA TODAY that few of the conservative Christians all excited...

September 12, 2008

Pastors’ civil disobedience over the tax code

On September 28, some pastors are planning to endorse a candidate from the pulpit, in...

September 04, 2008

The Early Church on abortion

Wyman Richardson, a commenter on James H. Grant's blog In Light of the Gospel, posted...

September 03, 2008

Anti-Christian violence in India

Hindu mobs have been attacking Christians in India, beating believers, destroying churches, and burning some...

August 2008

August 28, 2008

‘Basic Instinct’ writer’s conversion & church shopping

Joe Eszterhas, who wrote the screenplay for "Basic Instinct" and other dark and sex-charged thrillers,...

August 27, 2008

The answer to Christians who think they don’t need church

Michael Horton, in the article we looked at yesterday, goes on to show why Christians...

August 26, 2008

Not needing the Church

We've discussed "house churches" and "home churches." They are the fruit of the notion that...

August 20, 2008

Tainted money

A man won $6 million in the Florida lottery. Doubtless grateful to God, he wanted...

August 18, 2008

From Jerry Falwell to Rick Warren

Jerry Falwell has passed away. Now Rick Warren, megachurch pastor and author of "The Purpose...

August 18, 2008

The Saddleback confessions

Rick Warren's inquisition of the candidates elicited some interesting answers. In his answers, Obama described...

August 11, 2008

Blood & Water

We feasted on God's Word yesterday. My son-in-law was the guest Bible Study leader. We...

August 05, 2008

Call to an Ancient Evangelical Future?

Consider this document: A Call to an Ancient Evangelical Future (AEF Call). So is this...

August 01, 2008

Celtic Christianity?

To continue our discussion on different expressions of church that people are exploring today, what...

July 2008

July 31, 2008

Post-Evangelical

Frequent commenter on this blog, Internetmonk, a.k.a. Michael Spencer, has a fascinating discussion of what...

July 30, 2008

Satan’s opposition as a mark of the Church

Rev. Larry Beane, a.k.a. Father Hollywood, has a profound and most encouraging post, The Church:...

July 30, 2008

Home churches?

Thanks for the discussion on "house churches." I agree that congregations can meet in homes...

July 29, 2008

House churches?

A manifestation of the view that community, not doctrine, should be the basis for choosing...