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Christianity and Insanity

Byhenry March 26, 2011

A couple of days ago downtown I passed a church sign, and in the changeable portion of the sign it read: Revival! | Thursday Night | 7 pm. Now that’s a common enough sign on churches these days. Many churches have a tradition of an annual revival. At the same time each year an outside…

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In Which I Discover that I Am Not a Thinking Person

Byhenry April 4, 2012

I just made this discovery this morning. I mentioned Jerry Coyne’s site in an earlier post Five Sites I read Because I Disagree, and I still read it. I get some good information about evolutionary science and great cat pictures and videos. But Jerry Coyne is not particularly friendly to believers. Now I want to…

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The Need for Church Politics

Byhenry February 4, 2008

No, I’m not talking about the church getting involved in politics in general, nor about politicians speaking in church. I’m talking about the politics that goes into actually running the church. There’s a great deal of politics involved in the way churches are governed. But I’m not going to call for less–I’m going to call…

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Reading for Election Year

Byhenry February 2, 2016

The day after the Iowa caucuses I’m left to wonder how I could have gotten so uninterested in politics. I have been fascinated by government as long as I can remember, and when I turned 18 and could vote I not only registered immediately, I also started working as a precinct worker for a presidential…

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For Gospel Preachers

Byhenry August 20, 2012

Scot McKnight has some excellent advice.

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On a Soterian Gospel

Byhenry November 26, 2011

“Some folks have reshaped the Bible and the gospel so that it is driven by the plan for personal salvation. The Greek word for salvation is soteria so it is accurate to refer to such thinkers as soterians and their gospel as the soterian gospel.” Thus Scot McKnight begins his discussion of salvation and judgment…

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Christianity and Insanity

Byhenry March 26, 2011

A couple of days ago downtown I passed a church sign, and in the changeable portion of the sign it read: Revival! | Thursday Night | 7 pm. Now that’s a common enough sign on churches these days. Many churches have a tradition of an annual revival. At the same time each year an outside…

Christian Apologetics | Christianity | Historical Jesus | Religion

In Which I Discover that I Am Not a Thinking Person

Byhenry April 4, 2012

I just made this discovery this morning. I mentioned Jerry Coyne’s site in an earlier post Five Sites I read Because I Disagree, and I still read it. I get some good information about evolutionary science and great cat pictures and videos. But Jerry Coyne is not particularly friendly to believers. Now I want to…

Christian Ministry | Christianity | United Methodist Church

The Need for Church Politics

Byhenry February 4, 2008

No, I’m not talking about the church getting involved in politics in general, nor about politicians speaking in church. I’m talking about the politics that goes into actually running the church. There’s a great deal of politics involved in the way churches are governed. But I’m not going to call for less–I’m going to call…

Christianity | Politics | Religion

Reading for Election Year

Byhenry February 2, 2016

The day after the Iowa caucuses I’m left to wonder how I could have gotten so uninterested in politics. I have been fascinated by government as long as I can remember, and when I turned 18 and could vote I not only registered immediately, I also started working as a precinct worker for a presidential…

Christian Ministry | Christianity | Religion

For Gospel Preachers

Byhenry August 20, 2012

Scot McKnight has some excellent advice.

Christian Mission | Christianity | Religion

On a Soterian Gospel

Byhenry November 26, 2011

“Some folks have reshaped the Bible and the gospel so that it is driven by the plan for personal salvation. The Greek word for salvation is soteria so it is accurate to refer to such thinkers as soterians and their gospel as the soterian gospel.” Thus Scot McKnight begins his discussion of salvation and judgment…

Christianity | Religion

Christianity and Insanity

Byhenry March 26, 2011

A couple of days ago downtown I passed a church sign, and in the changeable portion of the sign it read: Revival! | Thursday Night | 7 pm. Now that’s a common enough sign on churches these days. Many churches have a tradition of an annual revival. At the same time each year an outside…

Christian Apologetics | Christianity | Historical Jesus | Religion

In Which I Discover that I Am Not a Thinking Person

Byhenry April 4, 2012

I just made this discovery this morning. I mentioned Jerry Coyne’s site in an earlier post Five Sites I read Because I Disagree, and I still read it. I get some good information about evolutionary science and great cat pictures and videos. But Jerry Coyne is not particularly friendly to believers. Now I want to…