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2014-01-17T14:38:21-06:00

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Returning

Last updated on: January 17, 2014 at 2:38 pm By C. Don Jones

I decided to return to this blog and bring it back to function. My Philosophers Club blog is still under construction. It will be for those who want to wrestle with the philosophic issues that help us define human life and civilization. In other words, it is for nerds who love words. This blog will be primarily a religious blog for theological musings, devotional thoughts, and religious news commentary. This explains the differences in terms as vague as I can... Read more

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2013-12-02T16:38:37-06:00

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The Pope and The Enlightenment

Last updated on: December 2, 2013 at 4:38 pm By C. Don Jones

Pope Francis has two firsts to his claims. He is the first member of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the first to name himself Francis a name he shares with the founder of the Order of the Friars Minor (the Franciscans). He is not however the first Pope to criticize the tyranny of moneyed interests in the capitalist order. Other Popes have done so in the past. One was even referred to as “the worker’s Pope.” The papacy... Read more

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2013-11-25T16:11:06-06:00

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The Divine Whisper

Last updated on: November 25, 2013 at 4:11 pm By C. Don Jones

God is not the name of God. Christian practice has adopted the word god to refer to the only divine being, we acknowledge. Yet, God is not the name of God. We confront this issue when we see someone referring to the Being we believe in with the lower case “g” for god. Yet, we must acknowledge that Biblically speaking God has a name we do not pronounce. Why? Because we don’t know how. Moses asks God his name so... Read more

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2013-11-12T16:52:08-06:00

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The Gift of Healing

Last updated on: November 12, 2013 at 4:52 pm By C. Don Jones

I once had a doctor who notified me when his staff was to receive their annual flu shots. I was to come in a receive one then too. Why notify me? My doctor was a religious man who while not a member of my church or denomination called all his clergy patients in to get a free flu shot. Why? He said, “I consider you a health care professional. You visit patients in the hospitals and that makes you more at risk. You are needed... Read more

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2013-11-04T15:57:22-06:00

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Wasting Time

Last updated on: November 4, 2013 at 3:57 pm By C. Don Jones

If you ever want to see me at my passive-aggressive rebellious best, make me believe you are wasting my time. Make an appointment but don’t show up, you are on my list. Extend a meeting with inanities, I will either walk out or call a point to close the meeting. I am definitely peevish about time. Preacher, please say it once and I’ve got it. I don’t how I developed this attitude. Perhaps, it was the feeling that jobs that... Read more

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2013-10-28T14:14:25-06:00

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The Angry Christian

Last updated on: October 28, 2013 at 2:14 pm By C. Don Jones

The absolute worst example of discipleship is the angry Christian. I am tempted to just leave that statement there and move along with the day. I won’t do that because it is too easy. I meet an angry Christian every week. This person usually comes in two kinds and both types justify their being angry and often abusive. The first type believes the world is going the wrong way. The other kind believes he or she is being shoved around... Read more

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2013-10-08T15:48:33-06:00

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Screaming Heresy

Last updated on: October 8, 2013 at 3:48 pm By C. Don Jones

There is a true difference between Potestants and Fundamentalists. Control is the objective of all religious fundamentalisms. Whereas Protestantism is about freedom of Christian conscience before God. Fundamentalism defines Christians as only those who hold onto every point that is considered essential Christian doctrine. Protestants define Christians as those who wish to follow Jesus. One is open. One is not. It really is very simple. Now I am ready to discuss what it means for a Protestant to call out... Read more

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2013-10-02T14:51:16-06:00

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Clergy Grief

Last updated on: October 2, 2013 at 2:51 pm By C. Don Jones

Pastor’s grieve. It is the least acknowledged aspect of pastoral ministry. Neither the clergy nor the laity really say much about it. Our training leads us to deny our own grief even while we help others through their own. It is the hardest aspect of pastoral ministry. It can be a beloved church member who dies. The pastor grieves for a partner in ministry in the church. Or the pastor may grieve over the death of someone whom he or... Read more

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2013-09-24T16:13:13-06:00

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Why Folks Don’t Go to Church

Last updated on: September 24, 2013 at 4:13 pm By C. Don Jones

I have finally found the answer to why people do not attend church “like they used to.” It is an elegantly simple answer. They don’t have to. Really, that is the answer. Why should someone go to the effort to try and work within a church community that does not want anything to happen except certain approved/required activities? Why should anyone attempt to reach the world with the good news of Jesus Christ while the church is more concerned with the light... Read more

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2013-06-18T16:15:15-06:00

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The Question I am most often asked

Last updated on: June 18, 2013 at 4:15 pm By C. Don Jones

It is understandable during the present era for people to change churches and whole denominations without so much as a glance from someone else. If a person prefers attending a new church rather than the one in which he or she has been brought up, then there is little or no controversy. After all church membership and attendance are matters of personal preference today. This attitude changes to some degree if one’s new church differs significantly in religious practice or theological... Read more

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