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what it’s about

posted by adam on 12.18.2006

I’m lucky enough to be a part of a church that isn’t very churchy. We manage to talk about God and relationship with him while taking care to avoid language that doesn’t really mean anything. It’s refreshing.
Yesterday at church, we spent some time talking about and thinking about this time of year. I’ll be honest: […]

relationship, church, holidays | 4 comments »

relationship and position

posted by adam on 11.27.2006

Today I read a post on Scot McKnight’s blog entitled “Women in Ministry: ‘weaker vessel’?” (Yeah, he’s a brave one.) The post centered around 1 Peter 3:7 in which Peter refers to women as “weaker partner,” (NIV). McKnight wisely chose to echo the wisdom of a female theologian, Sarah Sumner, who deals with the sticky […]

relationship, other blogs, church | 1 comment »

thoughts on marriage

posted by adam on 11.17.2006

CS Lewis had some interesting ideas concerning marriage:
“…I should like to distinguish two things which are very often confused. The Christian concept of marriage is one: the other is quite a different question—how far Christians, if they are voters or [politicians], ought to try to force their views of marriage on the rest of the […]

church, quote, culture | 5 comments »

irresistible

posted by adam on 11.15.2006

I emailed Shane Claiborne on Monday night to see if I could come and visit him up in Philidelphia at The Simply Way. I suggested flying up there for a weekend and just hanging out. You know, to see what it is that they do and see how it compares to what he writes about […]

church, books, reviews | no comments »

the new army

posted by adam on 10.13.2006

I don’t know much about the army. As a kid, I liked to play guns and I had a decent collection of GI Joes, but that’s really about as far as my fantasies of army-life went. I didn’t have any relatives who served in the armed forces. I didn’t have any friends who enlisted. I […]

discipleship, church, spiritual disciplines | 4 comments »

the real

posted by adam on 09.03.2006

“Only when we have come in touch with our own life experiences and have learned to listen to our inner cravings for liberation and new life can we realize that Jesus did not just speak, but that he reached out to us in our most personal needs. The Gospel doesn’t just contain ideas worth remembering. […]

forgiveness, relationship, church | no comments »

service, part two

posted by adam on 06.08.2006

I’ve gotten some positive feedback about the post on service (part one) and that has prompted me to think more about the topic.
Here are some questions:
Does the modern church’s approach to service work?
Most churches have ministry programs in place to address service needs. In some cases these require no more than a monetary commitment from […]

service, church | 2 comments »

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