Category Archives: Church

Enemies of the Cross of Christ

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Episode 137: “Many…walk as [the] enemies of the cross of Christ.” (Philippians 3.18). What did Paul mean when he wrote this? And what does it mean for us today? We’ve probably got some idea of what we think it means, but are we willing to confront the brutal truth contained in this passage? Tune in as I dive into this text.

Question of the Day: Was Peter the first Pope?

Unity, pt. 1

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Episode 135: Anti- Church. Non-institutional. Institutional. It is interesting the way we in the churches of Christ talk about one another. The root of these monikers is…division. The very thing Jesus prayed against (John 17) is the very thing we cling to with our pet doctrines and institutional affiliations. Tune in as I talk about the need for unity.

Question of the Day: Is the Devil real?

10 Political Things You Can’t Do While Following Jesus

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Episode 134: Once again, Mark Sandlin is at it again with a recently published article about political things Christians cannot do if they claim to follow Jesus. In my humble opinion, you can’t claim to follow Jesus and support this liberal progressive agenda, but I try to find what few redeeming qualities I can. Tune in and see what you think concerning Mr. Sandlin’s assessment.

Political Article

Question of the Day: Do you need to be baptized to be saved? What about the thief on the cross?

10 Things You Can’t Do While Following Jesus

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Episode 133: Presbyterian minister Mark Sandlin recently published an article entitled “10 Thing You Can’t Do While Following Jesus.” In today’s episode I walk through the article point-by-point and offer agreement or disagreement with Biblical passages. Tune in to see where you fall with Mr. Sandlin’s points.

Mark Sandlin’s Article

Question of the Day: Can we pray to Jesus?

What Children Need

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Episode 131: Recently, a post of a blog was published (see below) listing four (4) ways to encourage children to leave the church. Very provocative, it was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek, but it go me thinking, what do children need from parents? I run quickly down a list of several spiritual resources children need from parents in today’s episode.

Four Ways to Encourage Your Children to Leave the Church

Modern-Day Apostles

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Episode 128: So some religious groups claim to have modern-day apostles – Mormons stand out as the main group, but some Catholics do and you can tune into Apostle Fredrick K.C. Price each week on TV. Even some in the church of Christ are moving toward a theology which has modern-day apostles (See “Rethinking Apostleship” below). However, the main position of members of the church of Christ has been that there are no apostles today (See “Are There Modern-Day Apostles” below). Today my friend and brother Sean Andrews joins me to discuss this subject.

Rethinking Apostleship

Are There Modern-Day Apostles?

Egalitarianism

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Episode 120: Last week I exposed the insidious plot of some brethren who want to have female keynotes are lectureships. I call it insidious because their movements seem stealth and covert – as though they want to infiltrate. Tune in today as I identify the problem with their exegesis of Galatians 3.28 and why it works against them. Also discover the proper attitude we should have toward what God has said concerning women in the assembly.

One Church

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Episode 119: Jesus only built one church and yet there are tons of churches all over. Are all churches the same? Is one church as good as another? Tune in to find out about the one church Jesus built and the unique plea the church of Christ makes today.