I am currently reading the book ‘Pagan Christianity?’ and though I agree with some aspects of it I think that there are a few anomalies. I also have a problem with its purist and somewhat scathing tone. While the author makes several relevant points re Pastoral dominance, the unscriptural clergy/laity divide, congregational passivity, erroneous teaching [...]
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16 Aug
Christians and Culture
Over the years there has been a steady debate about the level at which Christians can be legitimately involved in the culture without corrupting themselves. While the description of ‘culture” often becomes limited to a focus on the arts, it is imperative that we understand that culture in essence reflects our lifestyle; our day to [...]
15 Jul
Response to “A Magna Carta for Restoring the Supremacy of Christ”
I’ve just read “A Magna Carta for Restoring the Supremacy of Jesus Christ” by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola and I just love what I’ve read. It resonates so deeply with what God too has been awakening in my heart and in my husband’s heart. It’s amazing what God is doing all over the globe. [...]
1 Apr
No Compromise Allowed
While I do agree wholeheartedly with the premise of a missional paradigm, as with any movement we must be aware that too far east is most definitely west. While God is calling us into relationship with our communities and while we as the church have always been called to live the Gospel there must be [...]
16 Feb
Why Exactly Does the Church Exist?
I’ve been reading recently a discussion which pursued the idea or the question of whether the church should be “primarily understood as the instrument through which God (would) accomplish his purpose in creation”, or whether it was “ the expression of that purpose itself.” This led to a more defined set of questions; does God need the [...]
12 Jan
JESUS REVISITED
I’m absolutely amazed to find that there’s a book called “ReJesus”. Only recently at our local fellowship in Barbados “Break Free”, we did a study over a few Sundays entitled “Jesus Revisited”. The premise for these study sessions was to bring us into a closer awareness of who Jesus really is and was (in terms [...]
2 Jan
They’re Still Waiting
We’ve just come through the very harried and exciting Christmas season; a time when Christians for sure should reflect on the single event that altered history for all time; God’s entrance into the human sphere and into human experience in the form of a man; the putting aside of His majesty, glory and royalty to [...]
1 Nov
HOW TO BE A MISSIONARY (without getting on a plane)
When I was growing up there was a plethora of stories about missionaries who sacrificed the comforts of home and sometimes family (a la the water toilet & other amenities) in order to give of their lives on the known and unknown “mission fields” of the world. These fields were usually found in Africa, the [...]
23 Oct
TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF MISSIONAL LIVING
Traditionally the Christian sub-culture has focused on removing the Christian (albeit kicking and screaming) from the wicked influence of the world. This is done in order to harness and use his/her talent to enable said church to be more attractive to the world outside from which it seeks to draw others. All this is done [...]
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