Category Archives: Church

A note about exegesis & hermenuetics

Posted on October 15, 2006 by me

I have not attended seminary (which is probably obvious to some of you). I have not taken any class on either exegesis or hermeneutics. I don’t read Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic or Latin; at times I barely speak English. However, I … Continue reading →

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The Entitlement Myth, Part 3 – On Professional Christians

Posted on October 12, 2006 by me

In my last post, I started a discussion about the sense of entitlement that pervades much of the western church (and spreading, as we “evangelize” the rest of the world), dealing in particular with the issue of paid, “professional” Christians. … Continue reading →

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λειτουργία: On Liturgies and other Public Works

Posted on August 23, 2006 by me

As I’ve mentioned recently, I was raised Lutheran. Since leaving the Lutheran Church, I’ve attended and visited a number of different churches, from Greek and Russian Orthodox to Evangelical Free to independent charismatic and “third wave” churches, to post-modern experiments. … Continue reading →

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The problem with sermons

Posted on August 17, 2006 by me

As I’ve mentioned before, I was raised Lutheran, which I consider to have been a good thing, even though I haven’t been to a Lutheran church in many, many years. It was a good thing because in this tradition, representative … Continue reading →

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