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Instrumental Music in the Old Testament: Part 1 (Celebration)

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I’m not sure how far I’ll go with this, but I thought it might be helpful to cover the Old Testament perspective on instrumental music. The teaching of the Law and the Prophets has often been misrepresented, and yet it’s … Continue reading →

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Comments: Using HTML in the Comments

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

DISQUS allows greater flexibility in preparing your comments than native WordPress software. These are the allowed codes — Single tags These tags can be used alone and don’t need an ending tag. <br> Single line break <hr> Horizontal line Matching … Continue reading →

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Now I Really Feel Inadequate As a Shepherd

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin
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A Thought Question: What Are the Signs of a Fast-Growing Church?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Brian Dodd, a leadership consultant, offers a list of 17 signs of a fast-growing church. Among them — 1. Fast Growing Churches Are Unashamed To Preach Jesus – It is a common misconception that large churches water down the gospel. … Continue reading →

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DISQUS Word Limit Bug

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin

The commenting software I run, called DISQUS, doesn’t always email comments that are posted here. I nearly always does, but lately I’ve noticed some exceptions. I usually read and respond via email, because I find that the easiest way to … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: May a Member Take It on Wednesday Night?

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — We have a member whose job requires him to miss both services on Sunday. He has asked that he be offered the Lord’s supper during our Wednesday night bible study, which he can attend. Is this … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Being the Church, Part 1

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

On being the church Now, Stanley Hauerwas famously argues that the first purpose of the church is to be the church. Sounds silly, doesn’t it? I mean, how can the church be anything but the church? Well, by being what … Continue reading →

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Baptism, An Exploration: Of Sawdust and Planks, Part 2

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Sawdust So, yes, the other denominations make serious mistakes regarding baptism, too. But everyone teaches baptism, although imperfectly. I’m aware of no denomination that doesn’t require some sort of baptism for its members. Now, the errors made by most denominations … Continue reading →

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Baptism, An Exploration: Of Sawdust and Planks, Part 1

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Planks It seems to me that before we in the Churches of Christ can criticize someone else’s baptismal theology we have to first confess a few mistakes of our own. We’ve focused the gospel on baptism rather than Jesus. When … Continue reading →

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Baptism, An Exploration: When Does God Save?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Reliance on baptism Of course, the role of baptism in bringing converts into Christian community is not all that happens in baptism. There are many other blessings associated with baptism. There’s forgiveness of sins and the indwelling of Spirit — … Continue reading →

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