I was wondering a few weeks back, if perhaps people’s worship style preference could be directly correlated to their personality type. I found this article that seemed to affirm that belief. I asked our readers to guess what my Myers-Briggs personality type was based on what they knew of my worship style preferences and theContinue reading “Why People Move Between Different Church Traditions – A Hypothesis”
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The Curse of Knowledge – Part 2
Last week I listed off some of theological beliefs that I had come to over the years, and described how that made if difficult for me to find a church. This week I wanted to respond to a number of the insightful comments that I received and carry on the conversation. As usual my FridaysContinue reading “The Curse of Knowledge – Part 2”
The Curse of Knowledge
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:16-17 – NIV I know too much. My theologicalContinue reading “The Curse of Knowledge”
Into the Wilderness…
I left a good church last month. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Why do I call it good? It was full of people whose hearts were in the right place. The leadership was comprised of quality individuals. It was a church that wasn’t satisfied with the statusContinue reading “Into the Wilderness…”
Nostalgia. As bad as relevance.
Nostalgia. It’s as bad for you as “relevance.” Sunday in church, the pianist played a lovely arrangement of the old Maranatha! chorus, “I Love You, Lord.” Then in response, we sang another chorus that has been a big part of my adult Christian experience, “Give Thanks.” In the more traditional service at our church, we sprinkleContinue reading “Nostalgia. As bad as relevance.”
Sundays with Michael Spencer: February 15, 2015
Note from CM: In 2015 we will mark five years since the death of Michael Spencer, the Internet Monk. Today, we continue our “Sundays with Michael” series with an excerpt from a post that was originally published in February 2008. The post was part one of a series Michael did, called, “The Church: Flawed and Finished.” •Continue reading “Sundays with Michael Spencer: February 15, 2015”
Tokah’s Journey, part 2: Grant Me to See My Own Transgressions
Note from CM: Thanks to Tokah for this fine follow-up to her post in December. If you didn’t get to read it then, or would like to review her story, you can read part one HERE. • • • Grant Me to See My Own Transgressions by Tokah Last month, I had the privilege ofContinue reading “Tokah’s Journey, part 2: Grant Me to See My Own Transgressions”
Adam Palmer: Embracing and Excluding
Our churches have a people problem. I’m as guilty as anyone, I guess. I would consider myself a “progressive” person, fairly open-handed in my theology, craving diversity when I gather with the church on Sunday morning. I want these things, sure. If they were to show up on the doorstep of our church’s gathering place,Continue reading “Adam Palmer: Embracing and Excluding”
What can you do with a General?
What can you do with a General When he stops being a General? • Irving Berlin The other day, my friend John Armstrong posted the following status on Facebook. This pastor’s story elicited a large number of comments, and rightly so. Though quite different in detail, his experience reminded me of my own journey ofContinue reading “What can you do with a General?”
Daniel Grothe: A Pastor’s Midnight Musings
A Pastor’s Midnight Musings By Daniel Grothe It’s midnight, and my wife and three kids are sound asleep. Another Sunday night walk is in the books. I’m a pastor; that’s what I do. Yes, today was the day, the Lord’s Day, the one day each week when Christians from the four winds of our cityContinue reading “Daniel Grothe: A Pastor’s Midnight Musings”
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