Category: discipleship
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Communion: A Communal Worship Experience
In a href=”https://amzn.to/3xa29yA” target=”_blank”>Exploring the Worship Spectrum, Sally Morgenthaler makes the statement that “The celebration of the Eucharist is not simply a private participation in God’s saving work through Jesus Christ; it is an intensely horizontal, bonding, communal rite.” (p. 51) My church shares communion at least once a month; and I often ponder the…
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Thoughts on John Chapter 9
I have received several emails and messages asking for my thoughts about John chapter 9, in which Jesus heals a man born blind. The entire chapter is included in this week’s readings from the Revised Common Lectionary along with Ephesians 5:8-14, in which Paul urges people to “live as children of light … for the…
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Dones, Nones, and Church Skippers
What should we do about “dones,” “nones,” and church-skippers? Should we treat them as wayward souls who should be won back to the church, give them lectures about why their decision is wrong? That is exactly what Carey Nieuwhof has done in a response to Christians who are done with church. Why Attitude Matters Nieuwhof…