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Did God Make a Mistake?
January 28, 2008
Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvietic Confession, the church, both Protestant…
Sharing Servanthood in Presbytery
January 26, 2008
As denominations attempt to change to meet the changing conditions of our society, a clear trend is to decentralize. In…
Suffering for Faith Shapes Your Faith
January 24, 2008
Philip Jenkins in his book, The Next Christendom describes how the population center of Christianity is moving to the Southern…
A Remarkable Study of Willow Creek
January 23, 2008
Bill Hybel, the senior pastor of Willow Creek, has done a remarkable thing. Willow Creek is known as the megachurch…
The Pharisee in all of us
January 21, 2008
When you read the various arguments that are being spoken and published with respect to the hot issues that are…
When Jesus Consults His Advisors
January 18, 2008
Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the…
Feeding the Consumer
January 17, 2008
How do we approach the question of what the church has to offer those who are part of it. One…
Future Clergy
January 16, 2008
Recently I was talking to a retired pastor about what advice he would give to a person considering a call…
Peace among those whom God favors
January 14, 2008
As you travel almost anywhere in the country, one is struck with the multitude of churches that dot our landscape.…
An Imaginary Conversation in a Cynical Society
January 11, 2008
Another seismic change has occurred in the way we experience the church. At one time we debated whether the church’s…