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Christian Carnival CCCXVII Posted
(2010/3/4)
… at my Jevlir Caravansary blog. I’m obviously delighted with myself, thus the link! (0)

Christian Carnival CCCXVI Posted
(2010/2/24)
… at Crossroads. (0)

Great Dismissive Review Line
(2010/2/22)
Steve Matheson regarding Chapter 6 of Steven Meyer’s Signature in the Cell: “It’s short, unimportant and uninteresting.” That will show him! (0)

On Measuring Results - World Prayer Blog
(2010/2/6)
I have a post today at the World Prayer Blog that discusses measuring the results of prayer. (0)

Essence Restored on the Repeal of Don't Ask - Don't Tell
(2010/2/2)
He thinks Christians should support the repeal, and explains his position very clearly. (0)

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Finding and Protecting the Essentials

I’ve written several times before about looking for the essentials of the Christian faith, most recently in my discussion of what a successful United Methodist Church would look like.

I maintain that it is important to identify what are essentials, and to have a well-selected set that will provide identity for an organization. Of course, [...]

Quote of the Day

From the Wesley Report:

Mainline Protestant Christianity has become known for leaving people in slavery, because somewhere along the way, our strategy changed from leading people out of Egypt to planting churches along the Nile. And that’s why mainline denominations continue to lose members. People don’t need churches to help them stay in slavery– they can [...]

Christian Carnival CCCXVII Posted

… at my Jevlir Caravansary blog. I’m obviously delighted with myself, thus the link!

How About Planting a Church?

That’s what Allan Bevere suggests as the ordination process, based on his experience in Cuba.

I find the idea attractive, at least for certain types of ministry. There might be other ways to test various gifts. It does relate to a problem I’ve noted amongst United Methodist ministers, many of whom come out of [...]

What Would a Successful UMC Look Like?

Ex-UMC, now megachurch pastor Craig Groeschel offers six suggestions for the United Methodist Church, packaged in six brief blog posts. I think that there is much worth considering in his suggestions, though I don’t think they are generally all that new.

There’s something that bothers me in the whole discussion, however. In practically every [...]

Christian Carnival CCCXVII Call for Submissions

I’m going to be hosting the next Christian Carnival at The Jevlir Caravansary, my fiction and poetry blog.

The carnival is posted each Wednesday, and submissions are due by midnight Tuesday, though they are welcomed earlier. You can submit your entry using the submission form at blogcarnival.com.

Check out the requirements for inclusion, and then submit your [...]

The Kingdom of God is a Monarchy

Shane Raynor just posted on this again, reposting his response to Brian McLaren’s article from 2006.

I went back and checked out the article I wrote back in 2006 on this and found out that it got mangled in one or another of the moves this blog has undergone.

I agree with Shane on this. I [...]

BioLogos and Reasons to Believe in Dialogue

While I am much more in support of the approach of BioLogos than Reasons to Believe, I’m glad to see that they are discussing. Perhaps laying out the details of each group’s approach may help Christians understand the issues more clearly.

I see very little future, however, for the day-age theory, despite its strong acceptance [...]

Christian Carnival CCCXVI Posted

… at Crossroads.

Answering a Question on Egalitarianism

I already responded to one post by Michael Patton on this topic (Am I a Complementarian?), but he followed this up with a question. I have been so busy with the release of my latest book (co-authored with Geoffrey Lentz) that I have fallen well behind the progress of this topic, but I still [...]