Ecclesiology (Church)

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Do We Really Need to be Culturally Relevant?

(Lisa Robinson) Every Sunday morning, I am transported to another place in time. There are no contemporary aesthetics, only architecture and relics that scream...

by Lisa Robinson

Ministry

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Some Random Thoughts on Christian Ministry and Ministers

(Lisa Robinson) These are some pretty random thoughts that have swirling around in my head for awhile so I wanted to just splash them out in writing. Tim Challies posted this...

by Lisa Robinson

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Why I Think Pew Sitting is OK

(Lisa Robinson) If you have been a Christian for any length of time, you have most likely heard the term “pew sitter”. It is typically used in a derogatory way to...

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Rethinking Ordination and Apostolic Succession

(While the following story is true, names, addresses, and particular details have been changed for obvious purposes.) While on the internet the other day, my friend came...

Christian Life

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If We are Not Meant to Be Alone Then Why Do We Promote It?

(Lisa Robinson) This post is really not about singleness. Although, by way of getting to something that has me increasingly troubled, I will use singleness as the spring to...

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What Does it Mean to be Called to Ministry?

(Lisa Robinson) One of the essays in my application to DTS, was responding to how I knew I was called into ministry. While I understood that question to be more related to...

Grace Killer #1: “Biblical” Ways of Doing Church?

In theology, I have learned what the three most controversial topics are: 1. Women in ministry 2. Creation/Evolution issues 3. Calvinism/Arminianism stuff I would put them in...

Christian Education

Evangelism

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How Much Education Should Christians Obtain

I have been thinking through some issues related to Ecclesiology lately, which in part is prompted by the fact that one of my courses this semester is Sanctification and...

Christian Life

Suffering and Pain

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I like “Second Service Christians” Better

I like second service Christians. Wait. Let me rephrase. I like second service Christians better than first service Christians. There. I said it. I remember when a church I...