I thought I’d link to a post I found interesting. http://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/archives/2009/03/the_poetry_of_p.html What do you think? Should a pastor be a realist or a poet? Or a tension of both?
Fridays This Easter Season
The Easter Season is upon us! On Wednesday, our church observed a special prayer service to commemorate what is known in most of the Christian world as Ash Wednesday. In fact, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (called Quinquagesima Sunday in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions) we spent some time reflecting on the subject of this… Read More »
Christian Ministry and Idolatry
This week on his blog, my friend Josh Gagnon over at Next Level Church in Dover has been doing a series on the dangers of idolatry in Christian ministry. Thus far, he has hit on three major areas where pastors and Christian leaders can slip into a subtle idolatry. PART 1: Focusing on the visual… Read More »
Thoughts on 1 John from 40,000 Feet
I am working on my message for Sunday while on a flight down to Pensacola, Florida, to see my friend Ryan graduate from Flight School (WOOT! WOOT! RYAN!). Particularly, my focus is on the first few verses of 1 John 5, where John sets up another one of his fascinating non-western syllogisms. John’s Main Thoughts… Read More »
The Church Remodeling Project Has Begun!
We are working on our Worship Space. This is a project that we have been planning and praying about for the past year or so. You can check out the pictures of the work at the church website: http://hbc-nh.org/category/photos We’ll post the pictures of our final day of work and the first worship service in… Read More »
Hermeneutics Quiz
So, I took this quick quiz from buildingchurchleaders.com. The quiz was to assess your style of interpreting Scriptures. I was fairly certain that I would be classified as a progressive due to my views on grammatical and historical context. Sure enough – I scored a 66. That means I am a moderate progressive. The progressive… Read More »
While You Were Talking
Our church has a unique part of our worship called While You Were Talking. Our Connection Cards include space for people to ask questions, make comments or raise concerns. In the past, I have sent these questions out by email but now we’d like to post these questions on the blog as well. Today’s message… Read More »
Thinking About that Familiar Communion Set
Go to any Christian bookstore or website, and you will find communion sets available in multiple setups and materials. You can get gold, silver or titanium. You can have trays with just the little juice cups and bread, or a combination. You can get them sized for whole congregations, small groups or even individual participation.… Read More »
Some Thoughts on Baptism and Circumcision
Author’s Note: This article originally appeared in 2007 in an early blog called “Matrix Theology” which is long since defunct. It has been updated and reorganized for republication here. Why This Study? Many Christian denominations equate the practice of baptism with that of circumcision, often putting the two in the same role. As John Calvin… Read More »
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