Repelling Young People

Byhenry February 20, 2012

“So, in a spirit of Christian solidarity, I decided to help these churches expel young people once and for all.” This is too good! Read the rest.

Christianity | Doctrines | Soteriology

Inclusivism and the Heathen
Byhenry December 11, 2006
I was getting geared up to write about salvation, because of various comments on my views that I’ve received here and in real life, but as I was doing so, John at Locusts and Honey weighed in on the issue, giving preliminary assent to exclusivism. He does outline the three major positions quite well, even…
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Christianity | Religion

N. T. Wright on Hell and Universalism
Byhenry April 5, 2011
(HT: Through a Glass Darkly)
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Books | Religion | United Methodist Church

Why I Publish Books by and for Seventh-day Adventists
Byhenry December 19, 2016
This may seem like a simple question. A better one might be, “Why not?” Some Prefatory Remarks Seventh-day Adventists (SDAs) are often misunderstood, which complicates the issue. If I had transferred my membership from a Presbyterian church, for example, to a United Methodist congregation, it’s unlikely anyone would ask me why I maintain relationships with…
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Author Related | Blogging | Christianity | Diversity

Reality, Perception, and TEA
Byhenry April 17, 2009
One of the great experiences of my life was meeting a Calvinist evangelist. His name is John Blanchard, and I only “met” him in a fairly large group, but it was clear that he was genuinely an evangelist and genuinely a Calvinist. He was asked during a question and answer session just how he reconciled…
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Bible Translation | Biblical Inspiration | Christianity | Gender Language | Women in Ministry

Idolatry and Male Representation
Byhenry December 15, 2006
The new, young associate pastor was praying, and in her prayer she referred to God as “Father-Mother God.” Silence settled over the congregation as mental gasps replaced “Amens.” The associate pastor had transgressed the unofficial line. You can represent God as vengeful or loving, gentle or angry, gracious or demanding, present or distant, but don’t…
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Christianity

Attitude of Repentance
Byhenry January 20, 2006
Note: I wrote the following two days ago for my wife’s devotional list. I thought it might be of interest to the blog. 10And God saw their actions, that they turned from their evil way, and God repented of the evil that he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it. –…
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