I Wanted to Post Something about the Search for the Ark

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Christians Behaving Vilely (Rhode Island Edition)

Byhenry January 14, 2012

43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. 44 But I say, love your enemies Pray for those who persecute you! 45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the…

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Preaching until you Mean It

Byhenry September 8, 2009

Shane Raynor is again stirring things up with a post on a Toolkit for Radical Methodists. He has proposed the idea of preaching faith until you have it, rather than waiting for faith. Since I recently posted some about doubt, I was interested in his phrase “wearing [your] doubt as a straitjacket.” I wonder if…

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Exceptional, Must-Read Article – Be Farmers, not Recruiters

Byhenry August 13, 2009

If you’ve been on a church nominating committee and experienced the task of persuading someone to take a job that just has to be filled, or if you’ve been on the other end of that phone call when you’re begged to take a job for which you know you are not gifted or called, or…

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Repeating Adventist Mistakes

Byhenry May 24, 2011

Harold Camping seems to be repeating the mistakes made by the early Adventist movement. While I disagree profoundly with Seventh-day Adventist eschatology, I don’t hold that history against the church. Good and interesting movements can result from mistakes, but only if you correct those mistakes. Now consider Camping. He predicted the rapture in 1994, and…

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Jesus Paradigm Giveaway

Byhenry September 29, 2009

Details at for the Sake of Truth.

Dave Black preaching at Chumuckla Community Church

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Dave Black at Chumuckla Community Church

Byhenry September 6, 2015

I had the pleasure today of hosting Dr. David Alan Black at Chumuckla Community Church. I’ve been teaching there for the last five weeks, and preached once. Today Dave shared pictures of some of his mission work and also preached. His sermon was titled “Jesus and the 30 Year Transition, working from Luke 3:23. Well,…

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Christians Behaving Vilely (Rhode Island Edition)

Byhenry January 14, 2012

43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. 44 But I say, love your enemies Pray for those who persecute you! 45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the…

Christianity | Religion | United Methodist Church

Preaching until you Mean It

Byhenry September 8, 2009

Shane Raynor is again stirring things up with a post on a Toolkit for Radical Methodists. He has proposed the idea of preaching faith until you have it, rather than waiting for faith. Since I recently posted some about doubt, I was interested in his phrase “wearing [your] doubt as a straitjacket.” I wonder if…

Christian Ministry | Christianity | Discipleship | Religion

Exceptional, Must-Read Article – Be Farmers, not Recruiters

Byhenry August 13, 2009

If you’ve been on a church nominating committee and experienced the task of persuading someone to take a job that just has to be filled, or if you’ve been on the other end of that phone call when you’re begged to take a job for which you know you are not gifted or called, or…

Christianity | End Times | Religion

Repeating Adventist Mistakes

Byhenry May 24, 2011

Harold Camping seems to be repeating the mistakes made by the early Adventist movement. While I disagree profoundly with Seventh-day Adventist eschatology, I don’t hold that history against the church. Good and interesting movements can result from mistakes, but only if you correct those mistakes. Now consider Camping. He predicted the rapture in 1994, and…

Asides

Jesus Paradigm Giveaway

Byhenry September 29, 2009

Details at for the Sake of Truth.

Christianity | Personal | Religion

Dave Black at Chumuckla Community Church

Byhenry September 6, 2015

I had the pleasure today of hosting Dr. David Alan Black at Chumuckla Community Church. I’ve been teaching there for the last five weeks, and preached once. Today Dave shared pictures of some of his mission work and also preached. His sermon was titled “Jesus and the 30 Year Transition, working from Luke 3:23. Well,…

Atheism | Christianity | Church and State | First Amendment | Religion

Christians Behaving Vilely (Rhode Island Edition)

Byhenry January 14, 2012

43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. 44 But I say, love your enemies Pray for those who persecute you! 45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the…

Christianity | Religion | United Methodist Church

Preaching until you Mean It

Byhenry September 8, 2009

Shane Raynor is again stirring things up with a post on a Toolkit for Radical Methodists. He has proposed the idea of preaching faith until you have it, rather than waiting for faith. Since I recently posted some about doubt, I was interested in his phrase “wearing [your] doubt as a straitjacket.” I wonder if…