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What Does It Mean to be Undenominational?
The churches of Christ advertise on most everything that we share with the community that we are “undenominational”. It is something unique that sets us apart from other religious groups, but sometimes it just becomes the wallpaper in the background … Continue reading
Judgment
Along with inclusiveness, one of the “high virtues” of the modern age seems to be non-judgment. It is considered a serious “sin” to many modern minds to be judgmental. This is , logically, a rather curious set of morals, since … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged biblical authority, bound in Heaven, circular logic, correction, criticism, differentiation, discernment, God's authority, judgment, loosed in Heaven, opinions, spiritual help, tastes, traditions, truth in love
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SPIRITUAL MATURITY IS…
Over the past few weeks we’ve been considering growth, personal spiritual and corporate church. I’d like to wrap up this “binge” of articles on growth (at least for now) on a note of “outcomes” — what does spiritual maturity (mature … Continue reading
Parenting Godly Teens, #8: Helping to Separate Legalism from Obedience
One of the thornier problems in raising teens is the oft argued question about tradition versus doctrine versus opinion. We may be tempted to think that our teens are simply challenging the status quo for its own sake — … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, Parenting
Tagged conscience, disagreements, doctrine, fatherhood, fathers, legalism, motherhood, mothers, parents, traditions
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Following Jesus into Places We Might Not Expect, Back to the Scriptures
We still sing “Anywhere With Jesus” in our hymnal and I’m thankful that we do. It’s a wonderful reminder of what discipleship has always supposed to have been about— following. It’s easy to forget these days, you know. In a … Continue reading →