Category Archives: Unity

August 22, 2006

Another Tangent

After making an attempt to give my interpretation of women’s roles in ministry (i.e. a woman pastor)and after my orientation at MBTS and looking at the passage in 1 Timothy 3:1-7,I have grown somewhat curious. In the list that Paul gives Timothy in his letter, only one of the items listed in is a [...]

August 17, 2006

Scripture, Context, and Cultural Understanding– also posted in Creeds, Culture

A recent Christian Century article opened with this paragraph:
Gatherings of the worldwide Anglican Communion have been contentious events in recent years. On one occasion, two bishops were participating in a Bible study, one from Africa, the other from the U.S. As the hours went by, tempers frayed as the African expressed his confidence in the [...]

August 8, 2006

Biblical Grounds– also posted in Culture, Eschatology

We live in a turbulent time, let’s face it. But what weighs most heavily upon people’s minds is that of the Israeli-Lebanon conflict. Many Americans support Israel because she is our political ally. Many Christians support Israel because of our common ground in same God and same Old Testament. Here is [...]

July 12, 2006

what is good about denominations?

In relation to the discussion on Christian unity, here is an interesting series [that is still in progress] from well-known blogger and Presbyterian pastor Mark D. Roberts blog called: What’s good about denominations?
I’m not endorsing Roberts [although I'm close; he is pretty right on theologically], I still need to sift through my thoughts. [...]

July 4, 2006

bigger things– also posted in Creeds, Culture

I think that what Henry tried to talk about in previous post holds much weight in this conversation. The posts were about what does it mean to be a Christian. it has been a while since I read those posts but I think that is one of the base foundations of this topic. [...]

July 1, 2006

Followup on Unity– also posted in Creeds, Culture

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.
- The opening lines of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians

PuritanBob, in responding to my [...]

June 26, 2006

On Unity– also posted in Creeds, Culture

I have been a member of many a local church. I grew up Baptist, attended a Christian church (COC) in my teens, attended a Christian (COC) college and participated in a charismatic campus ministry at another college. I married a pastor’s daughter of a cornerstone church that had roots in the Mennonite church. [...]