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Book Review: Walking in the Dust of the Rabbi Jesus, by Lois Tverberg

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I was thrilled to have received a review copy of Lois Tverberg’s Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewish Words of Jesus Can Change Your Life. This is a sequel to Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Churches of Christ: Dealing with the Numbers

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Let’s think about the statistics we discussed a couple of posts ago. At the current rate of decline — assuming no acceleration — the Churches of Christ will hit zero members in 121 years. But, of course, for at least … Continue reading →

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Baptism/Amazing Grace: A Conversation Over Lunch, Part 27 (In Reply to Keith Brenton, Part 4)

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Jay F Guin

History What I’m trying to say is, should we presume either salvation or condemnation for the non-believer (who has not heard) with regard to a judgment that has not yet taken place and in the absence of incontrovertible clear specific … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Churches of Christ: Core Values of a Church in Decline

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Appropriate to the last post opf this series, Perry Noble has posted an article on the core values of a church in decline. Here are the first three — #1 – Laziness – Most people/churches are not “stuck” or in … Continue reading →

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Baptism/Amazing Grace: A Conversation Over Lunch, Part 26 (In Reply to Keith Brenton, Part 3)

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Justice and mercy Won’t He judge them by their words and actions as we will be and judge with justice and mercy with them as well as with us? Yes, he’ll judge them by their words and actions, and he’ll … Continue reading →

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Acts 3: Peter heals a lame man and preaches his second gospel sermon

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Jay F Guin

(Act 3:1 ESV) Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. Notice that the early church continued to worship God at the Temple, even following the Jewish custom of praying … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Churches of Christ: The Latest (Sad) Numbers

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Jay F Guin

The Christian Chronicle has recently reported that the number of Church of Christ adherents (members and their unbaptized children) continues to decline. Since 2003, the number is down 102,000 or 6.2%. During the same time, the number of congregations fell by … Continue reading →

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Baptism/Amazing Grace: A Conversation Over Lunch, Part 25 (In Reply to Keith Brenton, Part 2)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Preaching “salvation” in Acts Moreover, we see clearly evidenced in Acts the missionary zeal of Paul and others to bring the gospel to a lost world. The martyrs gave their lives to save the lost from damnation. Those who preached … Continue reading →

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Baptism/Amazing Grace: A Conversation Over Lunch, Part 25.1

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Let’s see. Where to begin? Well, I’ve been in the hospital since Thursday, dealing with kidney stones. And what with the lasers, drugs, surgery, and all, I’ve not had many opportunities to post. The posts you’ve seen were written before … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: On Being the Ekklēsia

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We are here today, assembled in the name of Jesus, for several reasons. But perhaps the biggest reason is that we are God’s ekklēsia,* his church. Jesus and the apostles call us the ekklēsia because the word has an important … Continue reading →

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