The Priesthood of All Beli...

For years I have been involved with, on again and off again, a house fellowship in my area. Fellowship of Faith Part of the “on again and off again” related to our lack of proximity. More of it had to do with the same dissatisfaction regarding the Sunday-going-to-meeting institutional ideal we’d left behind years ago. We’d go for to the house church thing for a while and then back off. We hoped...

The Problem In Thinking Of...

Is the good book too holy? “Inerrancy of scripture” is commonly evoked as a bulwark behind which religious people stand proving their orthodoxy or assessing that of other people’s. Some hold this ideal for the purest of reasons. Yet, there is presumption in this phraseology. For one, it is thought to be both legitimate and necessary for all “true” believers. However, I fear tremendous danger...

Kingdom Thought...

The kingdom of God can sometimes seem as just a concept, thought, notion or ideal. At least as I study it to understand and be challenged, it can seem fairly exterior and appliqué: enter the Holy Spirit… Earlier last year I got into it with a well-known personality over a book and ministry. It has been my frustration to see a specter rising offering truth and encouragement only to find it is more words...

The Diluted Church...

The Diluted Church
This book is about the major diluting factors in the organized church in this country (USA). This dilution has to do with the church’s – particularly the conservative religious right crowd’s – dependency and focus on politics as the major means of changing culture in this country. This book was written to conservatives by a former conservative.This book is nowhere near the usual “for” or...
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