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  1. Matthias

    Pure religion

    From my X / Twitter “For you” feed this morning - “‘CHRISTIANITY IS A RELATIONSHIP, NOT A RELIGION!’ We’ve been repeating this phrase in Christianity for decades, but … it’s problematic The longer I’ve done ministry the more I’ve realized this phrase is usually just code for ‘I can live...
  2. Matthias

    To see how the new believers are doing

    “The core of effective ministry in the 21st century is the same as it was in the 1st century - preaching the gospel and discipling new believers.” (Paul Chappell) https://x.com/paulchappell/status/2048009241961665014?s=61
  3. Matthias

    Israeli soldier smashes a statue of Jesus

    The logic of your reflection on the incident might sink in - with others; it isn’t lost on me - after the emotional dust settles.
  4. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” - A.W. Tozer
  5. Matthias

    Does your church still use hymnals?

    “Christians don’t tell lies they just go to church and sing them.” - A.W. Tozer
  6. Matthias

    Jesus submitted to his God

    I finished reading the book. I wasn’t so much interested in Bonhoeffer - though the story of his life is interesting - as I was about the Nazi attempt to excise Jewishness from Christianity. This was a good read.
  7. Matthias

    What books are you currently reading?

    I’m currently reading The Man in the High Castle, written by Philip K. Dick.
  8. Matthias

    Peace and War

    I haven’t read any of the books the professor is recommending to her audience. Yet. (I’m adding them to my “Wish List”.)
  9. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and think they have enough - a cheap Christianity that offends nobody, and requires no sacrifice - which costs nothing, and is worth nothing.” - J.C. Ryle
  10. Matthias

    Pure religion

    You put that well. Religion as non-pejorative and pejorative. That, in fact, is what this thread is about.
  11. Matthias

    Time Is Short

  12. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “There‘s no substitute for thinking in Bible study.” - Michael S. Heiser