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2017-04-01T07:38:19-07:00

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My 7 Blogging Promises

Last updated on: April 1, 2017 at 7:38 am By Chuck McKnight

A little over three years ago (when I first started blogging) I made seven promises to the readers of my blog. Looking back, I can see how true those promises have turned out to be, particularly numbers one through three. Since I’ve now moved on to a new blog, reflecting some of my changing beliefs, I think it wise to reaffirm these seven blogging promises. I promise that I do not know everything. I promise that I will be wrong... Read more

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2017-04-01T07:27:59-07:00

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What Defines a Heretic? Am I One?

Last updated on: April 1, 2017 at 7:27 am By Chuck McKnight

Biblical definition Biblically speaking, the word heretic comes from the Greek hairetikon, meaning “divisive” (Titus 3:10). A heretic is one who purposes to create disunity, fragmenting the church. In this sense, I am not a heretic. My heart’s desire is to see the church fully united once more. This is one of the key driving factors that motivates everything I do. I hate disunity with a passion. Though I align myself most closely with the Anabaptists, I do so with... Read more

2017-04-01T07:28:11-07:00

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Introducing My New Blog: Hippie Heretic

Last updated on: April 1, 2017 at 7:28 am By Chuck McKnight

Why choose the name Hippie Heretic? In a sense, others chose the name for me. When you preach the peace and love of a non-violent God—a God who is perfectly revealed in Jesus—you end up rustling the feathers of certain conservative types. Hippie and heretic are two of their favorite names to throw my way. So why not just embrace that? After all, Christian, Anabaptist, Methodist, and a host of other such identifiers were originally intended to be pejorative as... Read more

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