This morning on Google+ I linked to a different post on this blog. In a comment, a coworker mentioned this post about the journey people must take when transitioning to simple church. The journey from legacy church to simple/organic/house church There is a “Death Valley” that people often must pass through on the journey. In [...]
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Fortunately, through miracles of technology, we can participate in the cool experiences of our friends who are far away and get to do things we’ll likely never do. Thanks for attending and sharing, Josh! Last night, I had the opportunity to attend an informal men’s evening with Bishop Tom Wright hosted by St. Nic’s Church. [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on May 3rd 2010
Skye Jethani’s post, Tim Keller on Justification and Justice, caught my eye because I still haven’t heard anything by Tim Keller that didn’t take me to a deeper place in some area of my life. From Jethani’s report, I see that Keller’s talk at the Q Gathering in Chicago centered on one of Keller’s classic [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Apr 30th 2010
There are a few blogs I read that make me anxious. The busier I am the more anxious they make me. When I see new posts from some blogs hit my feed reader… my heart rate rises… perceptibly. I want to drop everything and read them… but the posts on these blogs can’t be read [...]
3 Comments Scott Pagel on Apr 22nd 2010
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Francis Chan Takes Step of Faith, Lets Go of Megachurch | Christianpost.com
Popular preacher and sought-after speaker Francis Chan announced on Sunday that he will be leaving his church in Simi Valley, Calif., to go on a new adventure God is calling him to. Chan made clear that his decision to depart wasn’t prompted by immorality, discipline or disputes within the church. Rather, he has long felt [...]
1 Comment Scott Pagel on Apr 22nd 2010
Failure has always been a part of my growth… physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, educational, occupational. It seems that as I grow, I also find myself failing. In fact, failure often leads to growth. Do we make room for failure today? Do we allow people opportunities to fail without making them feel like failures? Do people [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Apr 12th 2010
Michael at The View From Taiwan, who seems to have connections everywhere, posts: Mark from Pinyin News writes to tell me that he has put online Christine Lin’s 100 page magnum opus on the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan and the independence and democracy movement originally published in Sino-Platonic Papers. The file is 8.44 mb, so [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Apr 7th 2010
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The Church and the First Century Synagogue
Thus, it seems that the first century synagogue were more like the gatherings at the city gates of the OT than the temple, having more of a social purpose than a religious or worship purpose. What does this mean for the early church? If Jews were accustomed to gathering together for social purposes, then there [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Apr 7th 2010
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The Church is an Orchestra
I love all the great examples and analogies that help us better understand what the church is supposed to be like… Felicity Dale at Simply Church shares How to be an orchestra.
No Comments Scott Pagel on Apr 1st 2010
