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Archive for April, 2009
Church Leaders: Eldership
I welcome your feedback. This is a concise explanation of the New Testament passages using the words for elder, co-elder, overseer (bishop), and shepherd (pastor).
The New Testament assumes and elaborates on two offices active within the local church: elders and deacons. These offices are seen distinctly as categories within the gathered church (
Philippians 1:1 Listen
1:1 Paul More >
What About Tongues?
There are various types of gifts, each of which fits into one of three broad categories: prophetic, priestly, and kingly (Grudem, 1021). We have five passages that list spiritual gifts, and each list is unique (
Romans 12:6-8 Listen
6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, More >
A Confessing People
A few weeks ago I was in the Twin Cities and had an opportunity to revisit the Cathedral of St. Paul. It is a beautiful edifice (see the pic here taken by my friend Liz). Inside there are a number of beautiful hardwood confessional booths. In the past week I have had three people make More >
Potent Truth
This Easter holiday was a very reflective time for me. We sorrowed together with other Christians on Good Friday, and celebrated with the rising of the sun early Sunday. As the various ponderings of the weekend simmer in my heart, I am kicking back right now for a few minutes and a cup of good More >
Naked Controversy
Back in 2003, I created controversy at the Bible college where I was a student. The context was that I had to make an announcement to entice the students to purchase a “casual day” in which they could shed the fundamentalist suit-and-tie for a polo and blue jeans. The incident is now funny, but at More >
