The Community of God, book review
The Community of God, a theology of the church from a reluctant pastor By Douglas S. Bursch Published by Fairly …
Category Archives: Christian fellowship/church life
Reaching out without being a hound…
Earlier this year (January) I had a post entitled: Churches that spread the “invisible person” syndrome. You can take a look, …
Can authentic Christian community be found?
Something in the final chapter of my book (chapter 9, Gospel-Immersed Community) has resonated with multiple readers. It has been …
Rambles about those “spiritual gift tests”…
I’ve been subjected to “spiritual gift tests” several times in my Christian life. By my wording, you can guess that …
The Onion (church small group satire) but sadly not…
Okay, I debated whether to post this but there was indeed something therapeutic about writing these experiences out. Small group …
Struggling to find a church home?
It can be a struggle to find a church home. Some people can’t personally relate to this, and may falsely …
Churches that spread the “invisible person” syndrome
The blogger over at “Samaritan’s Song” recently had a post entitled: Remember the Absent. It resonated with me, and the …
Sci-fi and Christian fellowship
I don’t watch a lot of TV and movies…for a variety of reasons. For one, I seem to have ADD …
Hypocrites in the church?
I hear people say, “why do you want to go to church? They are all just hypocrites.” I never understood …
Pastoral care? Learning from the Puritans.
In a previous series of posts about drawing people into the life of the church, I had a post specifically …
