By Henry Neufeld
For many, cemeteryseminary is a difficult spiritual experience. That’s why many refer to it as cemetery. Danny at Boston Bible Geeks is on his second post of a three parter (I think) regarding improving seminary.
I want to underline one of his points, which is his #1 in the second post of the [...]
By Henry Neufeld
There is very little that offends me more than the idea of manipulating people into Christian events or trying to convert them by force.
By Henry Neufeld
No, I’m not choosing a new church. In fact, I really like my home church, First United Methodist Church in Pensacola. But today I received an e-mail from someone who asked me to share a blog post with my readers. I get few enough such e-mails that I normally at least read them, [...]
By Henry Neufeld
There’s an article in the Touchstone archives by Bishop Wright which I find very interesting, largely because it expresses some of my own feelings regarding Lewis.
C. S. Lewis is, of course, a brilliant writer. I enjoy reading even those things with which I disagree, and not just because I like to be [...]
By Henry Neufeld
One of my observations in both churches of which I’ve been a member and churches I’ve visited, representing several denominations, is that the actual job of the pastor is so enormous and multi-faceted that no human being could actually perform it.
That isn’t what was envisioned in the New Testament, but it has [...]
By Henry Neufeld
I’ve tried to make a habit of writing some personal reflections on the books my company, Energion Publications, publishes. That doesn’t usually involve that many posts, but I got behind earlier in the year, and I’m catching up. This one is going to be longer than usual because these are personal reflections, and [...]
By Henry Neufeld
From C. Michael Patton:
What I have been coming to realize over the years is that there is simply no one way to do church. …
You need to read the whole post at Parchment and Pen to get the real drift of what he’s saying, complete with evangelical discomfort with [...]
By Henry Neufeld
This was brought to my attention when I read the text of Ted Wilson’s address to the SDA General Conference. (I listened to he first 10 minutes as well, but preferred reading.) Why am I interested in the sermon presented by the new president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists? I am, [...]
By Henry Neufeld
My wife Jody is looking for a pastor in the west or northwest to answer about 5 questions regarding ministry in the UMC, with the interview to be published in the Bible Study Paths WebZine. She’s looking for someone who is currently pastoring a church. Your interview responses will be published in September [...]
By Henry Neufeld
In an article that I find very agreeable, Chaplain Mike of the Internet Monk site discusses the way in which some churches major on the minors, making people who disagree with specific doctrinal positions uncomfortable.
But I want to object to one line in that post, and it’s one I hear frequently in [...]
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