Sunday night musings, with three questions you can help me with. Continue reading
2012/12/16
by J. Randal
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Tag Archives: church
2011/03/31
by J. Randal
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The reduced church
A short quote from a Texas congregation pursues the biblical blueprint or pattern for the church. Continue reading
2011/03/07
by J. Randal
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Sleeping in church
Why do people sleep in church? That subject has members of the GospelPreachers email list on Yahoo sharing stories. I shared this: Once in a while, I see a Brazilian nodding off during a class or sermon. Two main reasons, … Continue reading
2011/03/07
by J. Randal
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Submitting to one another
Everett Ferguson, in his class study book, The New Testament Church: Submission is offered not because of some office held but because of the service performed. Spot on! Whatcha think?
2011/03/06
by J. Randal
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4 thoughts while among brethren
Four spiritual thoughts I had while sitting in a meeting of wonderful Christian brothers and sisters, about good works, devotion, obedience, and the command to meet together. Continue reading
2010/08/28
by J. Randal
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What I love about the church
The follow was written for Chris Gallagher’s preacherspen.com site, as part of a series of guest blogs on the subject. Mine was published earlier in the month of August. In my bedroom is a relic. Not a religious artifact, but … Continue reading
2009/12/01
by J. Randal
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Two modern examples: outdoor, gay
Two examples, one in Portuguese, the other in English, show that meanings cannot be derived from a word’s etymology or from former usages, and that meanings change as they move from one language to another and from one age to … Continue reading
2009/06/26
by J. Randal
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Encourage
The church needs you. We don’t go to church to receive, but to give. The meetings of Christians follow the principle spoken by the Master that “it is more blessed to give than to receive.”
2009/06/11
by J. Randal
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Repent of casualness in worship
So says one theologian, whose exhortation deserves a close reading and strict heeding.
2009/04/22
by J. Randal
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Prayer: We Want
It’s not done much in our fellowship, but writing out a prayer to be spoken in public isn’t a bad idea.