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Category Archives: Western religion
Bible Belt question: “Where do you go to church?”
I grew up in the part of the United States called the Bible Belt where people in casual conversation would ask: “Where do you go to church?” Like church around the Western World, church attendance in the Bible Belt has been … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian history, Christianity, church decline, church history, church of your choice, church programming, fruit of the Spirit, history, the Western church, Uncategorized, Western Europe, Western religion
Tagged Bible Belt, Billy Graham, blog, church attendance, led by the Spirit, ONE Body Life, quotes, Reformation, Renaissance, Where do you go to church
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An Idea Whose Time Has Come: It’s Time For The Church To Step Up!
Open sharing and participation in church services is an idea whose time has come. It’s time for the church to step up! * We are living in an age when communication, entertainment, and education is becoming more and more participatory … Continue reading
Church — In Sync or Spontaneous?
During praise and worship an image came to my mind. I saw a group of people, all neatly facing the front of the room, sitting at banquet tables with full plates in front of them. Then I saw a man … Continue reading
Posted in 37207, banquet, Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit promptings, in unison, living God, Nashville, Nashville charity, Nashville church, Nashville events, not being fed in church, organic church, praise, praise and worship, praising God, program, programmed, programmed from the front, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, Salvationism, Salvationists, spiritual food, spontaneity, The Salvation Army, unprogrammed church, unrehearsed, vision, visions from God, We've always done it that way", Western religion, Western society, Western world, What is church?, what to do in Nashville, worship, worship center, worship gathering
Tagged a vision, Christianity, church, in sync, praise and worship, synchronized swimmers
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Silence of the Lambs
In the Western church the lambs (members) are too often silent. Ordinary believers have allowed others (the clergy) to speak for them (and often to think for them) and they have too often remained silent. We sit back and listen … Continue reading
Why Some Christians Don’t Want To Be Called Christian
Some people of faith who follow Jesus Christ don’t want to be known by the word Christian. They prefer other names such as Christ-follower or believer. Why? * Some people feel that the word Christian has been so compromised that it … Continue reading
Posted in alternative names, being religious, belief system, believer, Christ, Christ followers, Christian, Christian values, Christianity, Christimacy, Christimate, commitment, compromise, intimacy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, maligned, marginalized, mocked, obedience, obedience is better than sacrifice, people of faith, political correctness, political issue, political views, politicized, politics, politics and religion, resurrection, resurrection of Jesus, Western religion, Western society, Western world, Why be a Christian?
Tagged Christ follower, Christians, names, new name for Christians, politicized Christianity, religion, synonyms for Christian
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The Amazing Anointing of An Agendaless Assembly
There is an amazing anointing on an agendaless assembly. It’s the very presence of the living, resurrected Jesus Christ, Himself. The First Century Church knew this, not as a doctrine, but as a powerful reality every time they met together … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, agendaless, alternative church, assembly, church, church meetings, church program, church programs, church roles, church services, church structure, disciple making, discipling, First Century Church, Matthew 18:20, religion, religious ceremonies, religious tradition, revival, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, Western religion, Western world, What is church?, When you come together, worship
Tagged Christianity, church history, early church, in Jesus' name, organic church
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Nashville & The Coming Move Of God
The public forums in America and the Western world have been all but swept clean of references to God, faith, and religion. Many are ready to label America and the West as post-Christian. But don’t play taps yet. God is … Continue reading
Posted in America, boomers, Christ, Christ followers, Christian, faith, fire, fire of the Holy Spirit, glory, God, God calling, religion, society, soul, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, spiritual growth, spiritual warfare, Western religion, Western world, young adults, youth
Tagged coming move of God, hipsters, Jesus Movement, Millennials, Nashville, revival, spiritual awakening, spiritual fire
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A Brief (Alternative) History Of Western Christianity
An alternative history of Western Christianity . . . The early Christians were passionate and obedient followers of the living, resurrected Jesus Christ. The government didn’t like them and put many of them to death. However, the love, lifestyle, and … Continue reading
Posted in 95 theses, alternative lifestyle, Castle Church, church, Constantine, downline, early church, ekklesia, empire, Germany, heretic, house church, Jesus, Jesus Christ, life, lifestyles, love, Martin Luther, mullti-level, Muslims, mystery, mysticism, non-church, non-traditional church, open church, organic church, Orthodox, political issue, politics, Protestant Reformation, reformation, religious ceremonies, religious wars, Roman Catholic, simple church, true Christian life, turned the world upsidedown, values, Western religion, Western world, What is church?, Wittenburg Door
Tagged Christ follower, Christendom, Christian, Christianity, church history, Constantine, heretics, history, religion
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