Church

Functional atheism

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” A glance at the preacher's calendar betrays a 'functional atheism.' We preach justification by faith on Sunday, and the rest

From the Worldwide Faith News

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” From the Worldwide Faith News archive: CHARLOTTE, NC – Most of the evidently successful "mega-churches" and church-growth movements have actually been

The future of the established church

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” The days of the established church are numbered. The church will exist and even thrive in the future, but it will look far different

That’s what I was talking about

A lot’s been happening on the gender issue in our denomination, but I really don’t have the stomach to get into it. It’s gone from being theological to mostly political,

Christianity with a low bar

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” From OnMission.com: Too many in the church today have turned Christianity, which ought to be our greatest passion, into a pastime. Trading their