Hosea 3:1 TNIV – YouVersion.com

Hosea 31 The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.” 2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and aboutContinue reading “Hosea 3:1 TNIV – YouVersion.com”

What Love Really Means

Yesterday I taught a class on Philippians 2:1-4.  It was a continuation of a class I have been teaching on Philippians.  In this passage, Paul talks about the power and love we have received from Christ and the community we have through the spirit, and in this we need to make the joy of beingContinue reading “What Love Really Means”

Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences

Ok so you don’t go crazy trying to read the Latin, since there are probably not many that can read the Latin, here is an English Translation.  This is taken from http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences by Dr. Martin Luther (1517) Out of love for the truthContinue reading “Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences”

Disputatio pro Declaratione Virtutis Indulgentiarum.

Disputatio pro Declaratione Virtutis Indulgentiarum. aliter dictum “95 Theses” by Martin Luther Amore et studio elucidande veritatis hec subscripta disputabuntur Wittenberge, Presidente R. P. Martino Lutther, Artium et S. Theologie Magistro eiusdemque ibidem lectore Ordinario. Quare petit, ut qui non possunt verbis presentes nobiscum disceptare agant id literis absentes. In nomine domini nostri Hiesu Christi.Continue reading “Disputatio pro Declaratione Virtutis Indulgentiarum.”

interesting thoughts on Vision/Mission Statements

http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/6055 Here is a wonderful post on Mission/Vision statements for the church. Are they just one more thing to distract us from our real mission? Do they give us purpose or are they something we really could do without? Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

The Perils of Hipster Christianity and Why Young Evangelicals Reject Churches That Try To Be Cool – WSJ.com

The Perils of Hipster Christianity and Why Young Evangelicals Reject Churches That Try To Be Cool – WSJ.com. Great article on the way the church tries to be hip. The problem with being Hip, is what exactly is hip? And once you figure out what is hip, it is usually no longer hip.  As thoseContinue reading “The Perils of Hipster Christianity and Why Young Evangelicals Reject Churches That Try To Be Cool – WSJ.com”