My last post has stirred up some, uh….”interesting” commentary and email. To the point: in the view of some people, evangelism of teenagers is abusive and unethical. Since I’m a preacher who preaches the Gospel to teenagers with an appeal for their conversion, I’m engaged in abusive behavior. This especially seems to to apply, toContinue reading “Question: Is Evangelism Child Abuse?”
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The Shepherd of These Hills
Other IM essays on Appalachia. The Gospel and Appalachia The Gospel and Appalachia: Can The Culture Change? The Gospel and Appalachia: Four Christian Responses Most IM readers know that I live in southeastern Kentucky, in a particularly poverty and crime affected area of Appalachia. In economic and social studies of crime and poverty, our countyContinue reading “The Shepherd of These Hills”
What’s Really Going On In San Diego?
UPDATE: The county backs down. A few years ago, I posted a story here at IM about a church that refused to do a funeral for a guy, and it was pitched in the media as a mean church refusing to do the funeral of a homosexual. I posted, ranted…..and then found out a fewContinue reading “What’s Really Going On In San Diego?”
Random Thoughts About The Internet: What I’m Doing With It, What It’s Doing To Us, How It’s Changed Me, Etc.
UPDATE: An absolutely great resource on technology and the many ways Christians are affected by it: Don’t Eat The Fruit. Be sure and listen to the Is Technology Neutral? presentation. A bunch of things that occurred to me today, all related to the internet and what we do on it and with it. 1. ItContinue reading “Random Thoughts About The Internet: What I’m Doing With It, What It’s Doing To Us, How It’s Changed Me, Etc.”
The Bible and The Creative Arts: What Is Paul Doing in Galatians 4:21ff?
Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the freeContinue reading “The Bible and The Creative Arts: What Is Paul Doing in Galatians 4:21ff?”
Riffs: 05:13:09: Scot Mcknight on the Individualized “gospel”
From Scot Mcknight’s Kingdom Gospel series at Jesus Creed. I did a bit of creative editing. I wonder what John would think of the gospel I sketched at the beginning of this chapter: God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. But you have a sin problem that separates you from God.Continue reading “Riffs: 05:13:09: Scot Mcknight on the Individualized “gospel””
Prosperity Gospel: Yes or No?
Prosperity Gospel: Yes or No? You decide. Here is a collection of statements, products, ministries, etc. Some of them are the Prosperity “Gospel” while some are not. What do you think?
“That Pitch Seems A Bit Up In The Strike Zone”
What pitch? This one, from the NAE President Leith Anderson article I’m not responding to. Everything depends on definitions. My short definition of an evangelical is someone who takes the Bible seriously and believes in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. That pitch. Now excuse me while I take a swing. By this definition, allContinue reading ““That Pitch Seems A Bit Up In The Strike Zone””
We Interrupt This Religion To Recognize….All The Ugl….Unattra…..Uh, “Ordinary” Christians
I don’t really care for Susan Boyle’s voice. But I’m very interested in her looks. I’ve always had a thing about ugly rock stars. Tom Petty. Bob Dylan. That guy in The Cars. The drummer in Cheap Trick. Willie Nelson. Ugly men. Seriously ugly. Do you remember Dave Roever, the preacher who had most ofContinue reading “We Interrupt This Religion To Recognize….All The Ugl….Unattra…..Uh, “Ordinary” Christians”
Where Is Church Discipline When You Need It? Part 3: Who Needs It?
It’s interesting to read the comments of the previous two posts and see how many people immediately see church discipline as…. -about public sins, usually sexual -hopelessly prone to be a tool of abusive leadership -unable to make needed distinctions -destined to ignore some kinds of sin entirely This is rather typical of the discussionsContinue reading “Where Is Church Discipline When You Need It? Part 3: Who Needs It?”
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