A recent blog post at pomomusings is receiving what I think is alot of undue attention for a simple post that suggests the solution for Christian v. homosexuality is to remove the Bible from the equation. Speaking from a Canadian context, where most of Canada is light years ahead of the regular-Bible thumping conservatives from the US, the post worked to create conversation, but failed to suggest a pragmatic solution. Continue reading →

This involves the Christian & Missionary Alliance church just as it does most other mainstream churches. For I inquired of the head of education for the Alliance church in Canada, I inquired of the Dean of the Alliance seminary in Calgary, I inquired of the head pastor from First Alliance church in Calgary... All of them said that when people disagree on the word of God, church doctrine is determined by a democratic vote. When two of them were asked what would happen if there was disagreement on whether or not Jesus was the Son of the Living God (if that ever occurred), they both replied that it would be put to a democratic vote to determine the word of God for the Alliance church. Shocking? Ask them yourselves. Here is a short blog I wrote on another forum. Continue reading →

Quote of the day from a book called 'The problem of wineskins' by Howard A. Snyder.

The gospel says, "Go," but our church buildings say, "Stay". The gospel says, "Seek the lost," but our churches say, "Let the lost seek the church." pg. 70

Well put, and that was in the 70's. The result of his words? The explosion of attractional 'seeker sensitive' churches in the 90's that are suddenly finding themselves irrelevant to the world around them.

Gospel Today, Christian magazine from the dirty South, has released their latest issue full of controversy. At the center of it all includes six women on the front cover--so racy that over 1000 Christian bookstores have hid the magazine from prying eyes.

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