Quote from PGJ Meiring's article, "Max Warren and His Seven Rules for a Dialogue Between Christians and Non-Christians. "Actually, the article was originally written in Afrikaaner ("Max Warren en sy sewe reëls vir ’n dialoog tussen Christene en nie-Christene” DEEL 47 # 3 & 4 SEPTEMBER & DECEMBER 2006, P. 588-599.) The fourth rule/principle is …
What Not to Say to Someone Who’s Been Hurt by the Church • ChurchLeaders.com
<An Excellent List in an excellent article. I have heard most all of them said in one way or another.> Whenever you meet someone who's been hurt by the church, tread carefully. Here's what not to say. Source: What Not to Say to Someone Who's Been Hurt by the Church • ChurchLeaders.com
Tertullian, Love Feast, and Social Ministry
Excerpt from Tertullian's 39th Apology The tried men of our elders preside over us, obtaining that honor not by purchase, but by established character. There is no buying and selling of any sort in the things of God. Though we have our treasure-chest, it is not made up of purchase-money, as of a religion that …
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Is it Sound to Buy Status (as a Missionary) in a Cultural Setting?
We think of status normally as Ascribed or Earned, but it can be bought as well. Of course in the broadest sense, buying status is Earned status, but it is not the type of earned status that most of us would find particularly praiseworthy. Consider the following story. It is completely fictitious, but describes what …
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Blame it on Gregory
Another Halloween has passed, with the requisite articles or blogposts explaining, sometimes calmly and sometimes stridently, that Christians should not be involved in this particular holiday. Some use the argument that the holiday is used by Satanists. This may be the weakest of the arguments-- I have never really understood that one. If Satanists like …
Growing Older— A Parable of Three Cars
My wife and I were having an a somewhat impromptu conversation with a couple of our ministry partners (they know who they are). As we talked the issue of achieving one's dreams (or failure to do so) came up, along with the issue of regret. That led me into what I hoped was a somewhat …
Don’t We Worship the Same God Anyway?
If you don't want to look at the whole presentation, my answers are: YES, but... one group may not know the God they worship. or NO, but... both groups SEEK to worship the same God.