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Posts Tagged: poking at elephants
August 24, 2015
Seeking transformation through the renewal of our minds Living a centered life Responding to Brandon Gaide’s “big tent” question about church boundaries by Jeffrey A. Schooley A couple months ago Brandon Gaide posed on this blog a really challenging question about the boundaries we set as a church. “Exactly how big is the tent?”… Read more »
August 18, 2015
An evangelical’s (un)apologetic for the church A future without memory
Why sources of authority are paramount by Brandon Gaide Monasteries are remarkable places. For example, most monasteries pray through all 150 psalms each week or month. I’m told that, particularly among the old-timers, their memory is so saturated with Scripture that they weave phrases from… Read more »
July 21, 2015
An evangelical’s (un)apologetic for the church Dialogue to what end? Mutual respect is not enough. Truth matters. by Brandon Gaide Even as I write this article, I’m conflicted. I value dialogue, deeply. I’ve experienced firsthand the ways that dialogue can shape and influence my own attitudes and opinions. I don’t want to denigrate the… Read more »
July 7, 2015
Seeing without categorizing Heaven’s tent The boundaries of the Presbyterian family are determined by the Holy Spirit, not us. by Anita Coleman I’ve known a Heaven, like a Tent— To wrap its shining Yards— Pluck up its stakes, and disappear— Without the sound of Boards
Or Rip of Nail—Or Carpenter—
But just the… Read more »
June 16, 2015
An evangelical’s (un)apologetic for the church How big is the tent?Knowing when we’ve gone too far by Brandon Gaide We know it’s a big tent. But exactly how big is the tent? I’m not a cradle Presbyterian. I was denominationally promiscuous before I was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The downside to this… Read more »
