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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Accidental Ecclesiology: Where
Having pondered my way through essential ecclesiology–the whatness, whoness, and whyness of Church–I move on to accidental ecclesiology. Accidents, as a reminder, are not those things that happen when one is paying more attention to texting than to driving. Accidents … Continue reading
Healing Second Order Theological Disagreements
Back on July 30, 2009, Eric Carpenter, of A Pilgrim’s Progress, asked, “How should Christians reconcile infant baptism and believer’s baptism?” In the course of the conversation that followed, I brought up Al Mohler’s article, “A Call for Theological Triage … Continue reading
Training as Christians in Ordinary Life: The Vision
Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch, I participated in communal meals. One was planned and fancy; the other was impromptu and simple. Both had excellent food, good friends, and a larger purpose. Saturday was Sanctify’s monthly dinner at Il Fornaio. Back … Continue reading
Accidental Ecclesiology
Accident: A circumstance or attribute that is not essential to the nature of something. Over the past week or so, I’ve unpacked three properties of essential ecclesiology: whatness, whoness, and whyness. Beginning next week, I turn to three properties of … Continue reading
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Rethinking Essential Ecclesiology: Whyness
Continuing my unpacking of the essential properties (whatness, whoness, and whyness) of the Church from within my ecclesiological perspective, I move on to whyness. The purpose of the church. We expand the kingdom of God. This kingdom is the spiritual … Continue reading
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