Where I’m Still Libertarian (With a couple of shameless plugs.)
…exercised in a place, or they have no meaning. It is quite true that, as the nature of the church has changed, it is more desirable for a church to…
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…from His true church. In my own experience in the evangelical world, which does not extend to every part of it, ‘God and Country’ flag waving is not heard very…
‘Faith’ vs ‘Relationship’
…Christ’ is in the church and not separable from it. [I won’t say ‘through the church’ because that might be too much of a concession to Catholicism.] The Church is…
The Theonomization of Anabaptism
…penalty is forbidden under the New Covenant. A striking turnabout in the late 20th century was when the Roman Catholic Church, once known as the church of Torquemada and the…
James K. A. Smith and the Pentecostal World View
…. . . We might simply describe it as openness to the continuing [and sometimes surprising] operations of the Spirit in church and world, particularly the continued ministry of the…
Does Jesus Oppose the Death Penalty?
…also see no suggestion that the position the Roman Catholic Church has apparently recently switched to [and hosts of martyrs testify to the fact that this is a very new…
Christians May be Decreasing in Number in America, But Not Because of any ‘War’
…and Islamic mosques are burgeoning in our inner suburbs, but the young people leaving the church are not going there. It was my generation, the Boomers, that had a fascination…
Does the Working Class Think It Can’t ‘Afford’ to Raise Their Children in a Christian Environment Any More?
…‘tithe’ 10% to 15% of their income to Christian efforts, and that usually means giving to the local church first [including, but not limited to, work that helps the poor]….
Why They Sometimes Call New Year’s Eve “Sylvester”
…is that about? Well, December 31, the day, just happens to be the day on which the Catholic Church commemorates one St. Sylvester. Who was he? He was the Bishop…
Hasn’t it Always Been Babylon?
…that the USA was a ‘covenant nation.’ I don’t think it is. The covenant nation of Israel has been succeeded by the international, multiethnic, multicultural Church, as St Paul makes…