Posted on November 12, 2009 by mattdabbs
After hitting myself on the head twice in two weeks, the first time walking into the edge of a metal sign, I ran across this picture and thought it was pretty fitting. Don’t miss the subtitle. It is priceless.
I think two questions are important to answer when it comes to faith and religion:
1 – What [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2009 by mattdabbs
After reading and re-reading the story of the man born blind in John 9 today I am struck by the power and authority of Jesus combined with the blind man’s willing obedience. Our faith is a partnership of unequals. We can’t even take credit for listening and doing because without his command we wouldn’t have [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2009 by mattdabbs
Pornography and sexual addiction is the elephant in the room in many congregations around the country. I heard one statistic that as many as 50% of Christian men in America struggle with some form of sexual addiction. How many men is that in your congregation if that statistic is true? That adds up pretty quickly. [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Church, Culture, Religion, Sin, Spiritual Transformation | Tagged: lust, Mark Driscoll, pornography, Sexual addiction, Tim Challies | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 9, 2009 by mattdabbs
Here is a link to Steve Williams book What is Christianity. Steve used to preach at University City Church of Christ in Gainesville, FL and teaches at Amridge University (formerly Southern Christian). It is currently out of print but has been provided to download/print. It is an excellent resources that highlights our core beliefs in [...]
Filed under: Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Church, Church of Christ, New Testament, Old Testament, Religion, Theology | Tagged: Steve Williams | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 9, 2009 by mattdabbs
Did you know there is an ex-church of Christ support group online? I think this is pretty interesting because there is much we can learn from mistakes, misunderstandings, and our differences. You can find anything there from ICOC horror stories to all sorts of discussions on doctrine. Another interesting section is the “New Paths of [...]
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Posted on November 9, 2009 by mattdabbs
There has been a lot of ink spilled over the issue of which “rock” Jesus is talking about in Matthew 16:18. Why not spill some more? First let’s have a look at the text. [To the left a picture of the Gates of the underworld in Caesarea Philippi.]
“13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea [...]
Filed under: Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Church, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, New Testament, Religion | Tagged: Caesarea Philippi, Greek Mythology | 6 Comments »
Posted on November 5, 2009 by mattdabbs
John 8:12-59 contains some of the best known lines in John but they aren’t said to a loving, accepting mob of fervent believers. They are spoken to a mostly obnoxious and rebellious group in Jerusalem. In 8:12 Jesus says he is the light of the world. One of the great “I am” statements and one [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2009 by mattdabbs
Time for the latest round up of blogs by members of the Church of Christ. If there are any you think should be on here run an alexa search to confirm, comment on the omission and I will update the list. The change column represents the change in rank since the last time this was [...]
Filed under: Blogging, Christianity, Church, Church of Christ, Religion | Tagged: Alexa | 28 Comments »
Posted on November 3, 2009 by mattdabbs
A few posts from Perry Noble over the last few weeks that I thought were exceptional. Another blog to check out regularly, especially for ministers and church leaders.
10 Ways to Kill Vision in Your Church
5 Reasons We Are Doing a Singles Series
Staffing, Ministry and Vision
Dangers of Leadership Series: 1 – Jealousy, 2 – Ignorance, 3 [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by mattdabbs
Tim Challies has an excellent blog and is one you should subscribe to if you aren’t already. Tim offers up an excellent series of blog posts on sex, pornography, addiction, etc. These are excellent and should be read by all the guys/anyone in ministry. Nice work Tim! We need to encourage our young people before [...]
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