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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
Changes in Church Demographics: Conflict, Part 2 (Why Christians Fight)
[Moved and expanded from a comment I made in Part 1] For some reason, I’ve been consulted in a number of church conflicts in the last few years, sometimes as a lawyer, sometimes as an elder, sometimes because of my … Continue reading
A Lover’s Quarrel
Several months ago, the Abilene Christian University bookstore found a stash of old inventory and put it on sale for next to nothing. I ordered one of everything, and to my delight, got Leroy Garrett’s autobiography, A Lover’s Quarrel, for … Continue reading
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It’s Friday!!
Just a few things to close out the work week. First, Todd Deaver, author of Facing Our Failure, has begun his own blog, at http://todddeaver.wordpress.com/. He’s responding to Gil Yoder’s review at http://www.letusreason.com/. Next, here’s the latest approach to Attractional Church —
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Communion Meditation: God With Us
We call this the “Lord’s Supper,” but we often forget why. You see, Jesus not only instituted this meal, he promised to be with us when we eat it. (Mat 18:20) “For where two or three come together in my … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Eucarist, Holy Communion, Lord's Supper
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Changes in Church Demographics: Conflict
Conflict Even though conflicts within American religion over ordaining homosexuals have received a lot of attention in recent years, and seem to be tearing some denominations apart, the overall level of conflict within congregations is about what it was in … Continue reading
Surprised by Hope: Justin Martyr and the Didascalia Apostolorum
Back in the summer, I wrote a series of posts around N. T. Wright’s book Surprised by Hope, regarding the nature the end of time. Wright argues — quite convincingly — that the Bible teaches a bodily resurrection in a … Continue reading
Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: Language of Culture (and the Parable of the Minas)
Sepphoris was a wealthy city about 3 miles from Nazareth, under construction at the time Jesus was working as a carpenter. Nazareth may have had 300 people, while Sepphoris may have had 20,000 or 30,000 residents. Herod the Great’s will … Continue reading
Important Archaeological News
This month’s issue of the Biblical Archaeology Review has an important article on Khirbet Qeifaya. The archaeologist overseeing the dig has concluded that the city is from the time of David, and this conclusion is supported by carbon dating and … Continue reading
Changes in Church Demographics: Racial Mixing and Worship Styles
Racial mixing The most visible impact of this immigration on American congregations since 1998, however, seems to be that it has made predominantly white congregations somewhat more ethnically diverse rather than dramatically increasing the number of congregations predominantly composed of … Continue reading
Changes in Church Demographics: Social Services and Politics
Social services Now, here’s an interesting observation — And even after the Bush administration’s “faith-based initiative,” there is no increase since 1998 in the extent of congregational involvement in social services, in the percent of congregations receiving public funds in … Continue reading
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