Christian Carnival CCLXI Posted

Byhenry January 28, 2009

… at The Ignorant Historian. There’s some good stuff in there. I also remind folks of the new archive I’m maintaining here.

Author Related | Christianity | Discipleship | Religion | Worship

Quote on Worship
Byhenry July 12, 2010
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 a seeker sensitive service,…
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Christian Mission | Christianity | Religion

Should We Evangelize Uncontacted Indigenous Tribes?
Byhenry February 3, 2011
I couldn’t think of a better headline than the one Allan Bevere used in his post asking this question. I think it’s a good question. I’m closing comments here. Comment there, or on your own blog with a link.
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Christianity | Doctrines

T4G: Interpretation and Egalitarianism
Byhenry June 14, 2006
In searching around the blogosphere, or more accurately taking a quick glance, I note that many bloggers are responding to the Together for the Gospel statement as though Article XVI (about male leadership in ministry) was a single aberration in an otherwise good document. In fact, for some, the tragedy of women being excluded from…
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Christianity | Religion

Finding and Protecting the Essentials
Byhenry March 13, 2010
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,…
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Bible Passages | Bible Study | Christianity | Religion

According to John: Where Are You From
Byhenry July 30, 2015
I’ve been planning to create some short notes on John, discussions of topics about which I’ve gotten a number of questions. I recorded the first of these today, and here’s the embedded YouTube video: Tonight I’ve decided that I will focus much more on the trial of Jesus and the relationship between ritual, symbol, and…
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Bible Passages | Christianity

Advent, Christmas, Epiphany
Byhenry December 24, 2017
From time to time I hear Christians, particularly pastors, lament the neglect of the Advent season. As a religious celebration Christmas comes best after the season of Advent in which we study and meditate on expectation. Then comes Christmas. Because of the commercialization of Christmas as a secular holiday (I believe one can commemorate the…
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