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Byhenry July 25, 2016

"Church" has become an organization that devours time and resources rather than a way of living that structures and empowers everything.

— Henry Neufeld (@hneufeld) July 25, 2016

Bible Passages | Christianity

Inerrancy is to Evangelicalism as Inspiration is to Christianity (or Not)
Byhenry December 17, 2011
Michael Patton has written a post arguing that inerrancy is not the linchpin of evangelicalism. This post should make me happy, and indeed I am glad that someone is making this claim. Further, Patton makes some very interesting points, including noting that we don’t throw anything else out completely just because of some error in…
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Christianity | Religion

Seeking, Dialogue, and an Ecumenical Center
Byhenry October 21, 2014
I’m an advocate of dialogue in everything, certainly including matters of faith. Sometimes, however, dialogue is confused with seeking. There’s nothing wrong with seeking, but it is not identical with dialogue, though they do overlap. Dialogue can and should occur between people who do have an idea what they believe. It’s hard to have an…
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Announcements | Christian Apologetics | Christianity | Religion

Discussing Christian Unity Tonight
Byhenry March 25, 2015
Last night I interviewed author Doris Horton Murdoch about the importance of testimonies. Here’s the YouTube: In the Energion hangout for Consider Christianity Week tonight I’ll be joining Joel Watts and Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. to discuss Christian unity. Joel posted about this event today on his blog. The time is 7 pm central time. You…
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Author Related | Christianity

If You Are Having Trouble Accessing God, Read This
Byhenry January 28, 2009
When I’m teaching church members, I like to emphasize service in one’s choice of a church congregation. The best congregation for you is the one where you can best fulfill your call to minister to others. I believe everyone has such a call. That’s a generalization that often doesn’t answer that many questions, but it…
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Books | Christianity | Grief

My Wife is Giving Away Books
Byhenry November 7, 2011
Copies of her own book Grief: Finding the Candle of Light, that is. She’s written an excellent post on dealing with grief in the holidays, and she’s offering a free copy of her book to the first three commenters. So head on over there and be one of those first three and get your free…
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Bible Passages | Bible Translation | Bible Translations | Religion

Translating Hebrews 2:6-8 – Gender, Number, and Breaking the Discourse
Byhenry April 10, 2016
I’ve written about this a couple of times before, though using the NIV1984 and NIV2011, in A Gender Neutral Example – Hebrews 2:6-8 and Quick Follow-up on Hebrews 2:6-8. I covered most of the key issues in those two short posts, but to summarize quickly, I note the questions of how one should translated the…
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