November 28, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - lepers, Luke, Thanksgiving
The Leper Who Gave Thanks

Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men […]

November 27, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - healing, Luke
Healed on the Way (Luke 17_11-17)

Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men […]

November 20, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - argumentation, Paul
We Need More Theological Arguments (1)

I’m tired of having conversations and dialogues. Let’s have an argument! Gerardo Marti and Gladys Ganiel have written an excellent overview of the emerging church movement (ECM), The Deconstructed Church: […]

November 18, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - church buildings, sacred spaces
Where Did the Early Christians Meet_

Where did the early Christians meet? Not in “church” buildings. (I put “church” in italics, because believers are the church, not the building.) The early believers were flexible. They met […]

November 14, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, hospice, Lordship Salvation
Lordship Salvation Is Poor Comfort

This past Sunday, our minivan wouldn’t start, so the kids and I walked to a local church, about a mile away. They protested, feeling it was an exceedingly far distance […]

November 13, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - ministry, mission, vocation
Why Not Start a Church Bookstore_

“Churches need to operate their own bookstores to provide sound material to the people,” David Cloud, a Fundamentalist Baptist, argued. “The typical Christian bookstores are not going to carry the […]

November 11, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - emerging church
The Emerging Church and Bizarro Grace_

If you’re familiar with Superman, you might be familiar with one of his enemies, Bizarro. Bizarro is a doppelgänger of Superman—a broken, inverted, mirror image. For example, Bizarro comes from […]

Can an atheist be a Christian minister_

The United Church of Canada is an ultra-liberal denomination in an already liberal Canadian religious environment. During my undergraduate studies, I attended classes at a United Church seminary, and I […]

Jesus Is the Power Station

The October 28 devotion in Oswald Chamber’s My Utmost for His Highest risks leaving people in the dark about what he meant. I think Chambers is making an important point […]

Is Wrath an Attribute of God_

I was reading up on house churches when I stumbled across this post from Keith Giles (whom I am not familiar with, but who has written about “organic churches”). He […]

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