It is almost axiomatic for discussions of leaving a church to turn negative. Images of “what can I get out of this church,” “I’m leaving because you won’t do X, Y or Z,” “it’s the music,” “it’s the people,” as they say in “The King and I’ etc, etc. etc. Negative conceptions usually center around [...]
Tags: choosing a church, church, evangelical church, leaving a church, liberal church
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Children’s Christmas Pageants are supposed to be uplifting. They usually embrace some kind of definition of the spirit of Christmas – Christian or secular. This can take the form of a telling or reliving of the Christmas story of the birth of Jesus or some version of a secular Christmas tale. In December, our church [...]
Tags: albert mohler, birth of jesus, Christmas, Jesus, kids know best template, meaning of christmas, propaganda, Template
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There’s a great concern today that the modern evangelical church has, at best, marginalized Jesus Christ in the church or, at worst, kicked him out completely. Below are some “Top 10” (or more) lists on the topic These are not necessarily in order of importance. Your pastor wears Hawaiian shirts, jeans, and no shoes. (see [...]
Tags: Bible, Christ, Christian, Christless, evangelical church, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, worship
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hyp⋅o⋅crite 1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs. 2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public [...]
Tags: absolute truth, belief system, beliefs of christianity, Christian, emergent church, hypocrisy, intellectual elite, morality and ethics, post modernity, truth
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Tim Challies had an interesting post, I’ve Never Been Mistaken for Brad Pitt, about the problems with “regular” pastors evaluating themselves against so-called celebrity preachers. This is compounded by the availability of inordinate numbers of preachers on the internet. This got me to a thinking …….. What is a celebrity pastor? Is it the guys [...]
Tags: God, heresy, proclaiming the gospel, Tim Challies
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