The Jerusalem Council (of the Church of England)

this is the declaration that came out the past week’s meeting in Jerusalem of the Anglican Church. it is very interesting and very important to the future of the denomination and the future of millions of Christians who are under the Church of England. i will let ya’ll read it for yourselves:

The Jerusalem [...]

resist to the point of shedding blood

“in your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood.”
i had never thought of this quote as having to do with sin, but it does. usually, i thought of it in regard to persecution from the outside. but i realized that its about us, about our sin. [...]

i find myself “talking” about missional more than “being” it

at the suggestion of rick @ blind beggar, wanted to speak a little of what (if anything) “missional” means.
i agree wholeheartedly that in america, we tend to take a word and then run it into the ground through overuse. it becomes meaningless because it may mean anything. with that said, i want to [...]

are pastors making too much money these days?

i was reading the early chapters of isaiah and was struck by the similarities to our christian subculture here in america. the LORD condemns Israel for their pride and their wealth, while they ignore the widow and the orphan.
i commend the churches that are doing things differently, as i know there are [...]

Which day is Sabbath?

my wife and i were talking with some couples last night about Sabbath rest and rest in general. and i just wanted to share something that i found this morning with yall.
From a study book of the United Lutheran Church (1923), p. 36.
“We have seen how gradually the impression of the Jewish sabbath faded [...]