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How to Listen to a Sermon
Last time I wrote about The Value of Sunday Worship. An essential part of Sunday worship is the sermon. What is preaching? Why does it matter? Do we still need it? Is preaching still effective?
You could argue that preaching has never been that effective. During his three years… Continue reading
The Value of Sunday Worship
Recently I wrote a two part article on Why You Should not go to Church (Part 1, Part 2). If you look at the title without reading the article, you might think that I am suggesting you stay home on Sunday mornings. Nothing could be further from… Continue reading
Why You Should not go to Church (Part 2)
In Part 1 we looked at three common ways we talk about “church” that are very different from the way that the church is described in Scripture. The Bible never tells us to “go to church” or to “attend church.” Let’s take a closer look at what the NT tells… Continue reading
Why You Should not go to Church (Part 1)
You might think that the title of this post is heretical. Maybe it sounds like professional suicide for a pastor to say “you should not go to church.” But bear with me. I want to ask you to consider some of the ways that we think and talk about the… Continue reading
Attending Church
The past few months I have been traveling a bit. First, I went to Montana to visit my family there. Now I am living in the Portland area to make it easier to look for work here. Since I have been on the move, I have attended… Continue reading
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