Category Archives: Ecclesiology

The early church fathers for the most part did not ascribe to substitutionary atonement. For sure, some scriptures do very heavily lean that direction. Yet, other scriptures end up throwing a pretty massive wrench in that direction. Whats perhaps the … Continue reading →

Rob Hahn presented an interesting article entitled Confirmation Sucks… and while I agree with him as to a number of points he made, my thought is not that confirmation sucks, but more so that there is a lot of room … Continue reading →

Pew Potatoing and Landing a Plane Pt 2. So, how does this play out in Christianity? Valley’s, Mountain tops, and Plateaus We are not all in the same place in our Christian walk. Some are in valleys, some on mountain … Continue reading →

@khad came up with this interesting concept called pew potatoes… ie uber passive worshipers apparently watching a performance. Whats fascinating is how many parallels there are between pew potatoing and learning to land a plane. Percolation On a positive note, … Continue reading →

Years ago, I did a ton of traveling for work. In some cases, I might end up being on both coasts within a 24 hour period. In others, I might be somewhere for a few days, or even a few … Continue reading →

I some weeks back “A joyful noise unto Him with Psalms should be joyful… so, whats up with dark liturgies speaking of, but not showing joy?” Such was not in respect to anything I happened to hear, but more so … Continue reading →

TheLutheran had an interesting article, How to reach people (who don’t tune in to Sundays) which @mattcleaver brought to light. I think the article presents a number of ideas to assist with discipleship, which is way cool, if that were … Continue reading →

Distinct congregational beliefs do matter, and they do so in a huge way… not as a means of excluding or downplaying anothers beliefs, or worse for trying to convert another Christian/sheep steal, but as guides for mutual edification and mission. … Continue reading →

A common saying, and in a lot of ways a sad one is… we dont need a denomination, we just need Jesus. The concept of not needing denominations seems laudible, ie ditch the denominational baggage, and just focus on Christ. … Continue reading →

Travis over at oldworshipnew is onto something big! The emphasis of the individual, and the de-emphesis of the community when it comes to worship. Granted, the proverbial, I can worship God on my boat, or in the woods is clearly … Continue reading →