In the USA the establishment of The Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians has just been announced. The new denomination hopes to be more faithful to Scripture than has been their experience in the Presbyterian Church (USA). From the press release: Approximately 2,150 Presbyterians representing more than 500 congregations from 49 states are gathered for The …
Participating in mgpc’s holiday program for kids it is delightful to see eight teenagers doing a lot of the work involved in making each day’s activities flow. In this post at Catalyst’s blog, Ron Edmonson suggests ten characteristics of a healthy team or organisation: A shared vision is held by all team members. Team members …
I’m sure most of you have heard variations on the notion that bitterness or thoughts of revenge are the metaphorical poison that we ourselves drink in the mistaken hope that someone else will die. And yet we can spend our quiet moments thinking how we can best respond or what we can do to bring …
So here’s some less irenic criticism of Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus, mentioned in my last post. From a post entitled: Lame Poetry, False Dichotomies, and Bad Theology, by Jonathan D. Fitzgerald: He [performer Jefferson Bethke] begins by suggesting that Jesus came to abolish religion, a popular claim among evangelicals, particularly those of …
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