I have often wondered about what kind of church Jesus had in mind, when He first set things in motion. I try to imagine how the church would look like today, if Jesus had physically stayed around to direct the growth of His church. I find myself looking back to the earliest churches, described in [...]
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Imagine a new kind of church
Posted in Christian Traditions, Christian Unity, Evangelism, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Commentary, Culture, Faith, God, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Love, Opinion, Relationships, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Truth on February 13, 2009 | 13 Comments »
An Appeal and a Prayer to Christian Churches
Posted in Christian Unity, Love, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Daily life, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Love, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Truth, Unity on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Church-bashing is not my desire, though it may appear to be when you look at some of the posts I’ve written. One of my strongest desires is for unity within the churches of Jesus Christ. And in the name of unity, today I offer up an appeal to all Christians, and a prayer.
An Appeal
I appeal [...]
Christian Churches – A Broken Tool
Posted in Christian Unity, Love, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Daily life, Faith, God, Jesus, Life, Love, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Truth, Unity on June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Today’s churches provide the foundation and mechanisms for achieving Jesus’ purpose for our lives; for advancing the commission He assigned to His disciples. Or do they? What does Jesus think about this tool that has been constructed to achieve His ends?” That’s how I ended yesterday’s post. It might be helpful to read that post [...]
A Church Divided
Posted in Christian Unity, Humility, tagged Bible, Christ, Christianity, God, Humility, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, Religion, Same-sex marriage, Spahr, Theology, Truth, Unity on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The Presbyterian Church has been sharply divided over homosexuality, including the question of gay marriages, for more than 30 years.” My series on the controversy around same-sex marriages continues with this quote from the April 26 edition of the Santa Rosa (CA) Press Democrat newspaper. As you may know by now, I am presenting a [...]
Divided We Fall: Episcopal Meltdown
Posted in Christian Unity, tagged Christ, Christianity, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, Religion, Theology, Truth, Unity on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The goings-on in the Episcopal Church are more an example of dysfunction than Christian unity. A recent Associated Press article describes the legal turmoil between the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin, and “a deposed bishop who led a secession last year prompted by the church’s ordination of women and gays.” It seems the diocese wants [...]
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Non-Catholic denominations are not “true” churches. Really?
Posted in Catholic ways, Christian Unity, Holy Spirit, tagged Bible, Catholic, Catholic Church, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Commentary, Current Affairs, Current Events, Faith, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Opinion, Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Truth, Unity on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Catholic Church is the one and only “true” church, or so some believe. According to a July 10, 2007 article I stumbled across (see it here), “Pope Benedict XVI has reasserted the universal primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says Orthodox churches were defective and that other Christian [...]
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