Articles for tag: Wing Politics

Can You Let Your Preacher Change?

By Jim Tune Is it OK for your preacher to change? It”s understood that with growth comes change. And most if not all churches expect their leaders to grow. Christians expect their preacher will become more saturated by, and competent in, the handling of Scripture. Time in study should lead to greater depth and maturity. Shepherding a flock should, over time, lead to stronger skills in conflict resolution, mediation, and reconciliation. Your preacher will attend conferences and read books and will embrace new ideas and fresh vision. For the most part, this kind of growth and the changes that accompany

That Old-Time Religion

  By David A. Fiensy I grew up in southern Illinois where the appeal to the old-time religion was almost a weekly observance. It seems like we were always trying to get back to the “old Bible days” when they had church on Sunday nights, sang hymns composed by Fanny Crosby, and held revivals in tents. If some infraction occurred in the community (such as a public official being arrested in an illegal activity), we blamed it on modernism. What we needed, we protested, was to get back to that old-time religion. And, of course, we thought every Christian should

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