'Christianity' Category

“Beacuse We Are Ticked Off” Not A Good Reason To Leave The PC(USA)

December 4th, 2008 · Posted in Church Polity · 0 Comments

Noel Anderson at Andersonspeak is posting answers to points that people are making about why churches should leave the Presbyterian Church (USA). The first point he answers is the one that we should leave because we are ticked off.
Here is a portion of his response:
Plenty of congregants, elders and pastors are plenty [...]

Don’t Leave The PC (USA)

December 4th, 2008 · Posted in Church Polity · 0 Comments

For those of you who are pastors or members of Presbyterian Church (USA) churches, you are probably familiar with the controversies that surround our denomination and the fact that some are calling for churches to withdraw from the denomination — and some churches are doing so.
Noel Anderson is a Presbyterian pastor who has [...]

Advent Devotion: Anticipating Renewal

December 4th, 2008 · Posted in Advent Devotions, Christianity, The Church Year · 0 Comments

The past few years I have — from time to time — posted devotions from Goshen College during Advent and Lent that I find particularly meaningful.
Today’s devotion struck me as a wonderful reminder of the renewal that is ours through Christ. It’s based on 2 Peter 3:8-15 and entitled [...]

The Antidote For Fear

December 3rd, 2008 · Posted in Christianity, Practical Christianity, Practical Ministry · 0 Comments

David Wayne — The Jolly Blogger – has a interesting post on joy begin the antidote to fear.
The angel told the shepherds they had “good news of great joy” (Luke 2:9-10).
The question is — how do we communicate the joy of Christ to a world that is [...]

Young People Leaving The Church?

December 1st, 2008 · Posted in Practical Ministry · 0 Comments

Todd Rhoades over at Monday Morning Insight has an interesting post this morning asking if it is true that young people are leaving the church.
While I find that young people may not be as involved in mainline churches as they were (the Church I serve is one example of many) — [...]