Church

The Church You Know

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” TheChurchYouKnow.com is poking fun at the silly ways we try to be the church, but for a purpose: We intend to stimulate, to

A thumbnail sketch of the kingdom of God

Mark D. Roberts on what the church is supposed to be: The Christian ekklesia was meant to be an alternative society, a thumbnail sketch of the kingdom of God. So, for example, in

2,000th post: Sympathy for church leavers

I’ve been thinking recently about church leavers. A few years ago, I came to understand why some have left the church. As Reggie McNeal says, some leave not to abandon their faith,