Category Archives: equality

No Sex Marriage

Marriage is getting a major make-over with the idea of “same sex marriage” (or “gay marriage”). Perhaps the next big innovation in marriage could be no sex marriage where both partners come out of the closet and publicly agree that … Continue reading

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Original Pro-Life Slogans

Here are some original pro-life slogans: Make pre-natal care universal! If human life is worthless in the womb, why is it valuable when viable? Avoid the fastest way through life — the womb to tomb express! Abortion ruins birthdays. How … Continue reading

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Unconditional Will Wow You!

Unconditional, a new movie staring Lynn Collins and Michael Ealy, is based on events in the life of Joe Bradford, affectionately known as Papa Joe by the people whose lives he has changed in the projects of Nashville, Tennessee.  It is a … Continue reading

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Does Hierarchy Hinder God? — How To “Prepare The Way For The Lord”

John the Baptist came to “prepare the way for the Lord” in his generation.  I, too, would like to prepare the way for the Lord.  I want to prepare the way for God to work powerfully in my life.  And … Continue reading

Posted in acts of God, Apostle Paul, Bible, Christ, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christianity, church history, church roles, church structure, clergy, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, equality, free will, freedom, gifts of the Spirit, God, God's government, heirarchy, Holy Spirit, house church, improv, improvisation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, laity, organic church, participatory church, Paul of Tarsus, Quotations, quote, Quotes, race, relational church, simple church, unprogrammed church, What is church? | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

A Key To Spiritual Awakening . . .

A key to a Christian spiritual awakening (revival)  in the 21st Century: No lording over others. Christian leaders are servants, not bosses. Their job is to help release the living Word of God in and through other believers, and not … Continue reading

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