Tag Archives: churches of christ

thoughts on mennonites, part 2

By mitchell b powell | Published: 2329, 31st January, 2011
Agora Christian Fellowship, which I referenced in part 1, is a member church of the Mennonite Church USA, which in subscribes to the Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective (1995). Basic Mennonite doctrine is broken down into 24 parts. In order to better understand the theological underpinnings of this little band of believers downtown. [...]
Posted in uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

another protestant using liturgy

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1120, 15th October, 2010
The idea of structured readings of the Bible and prayers, though implicitly rejected by many within Protestantism, seems to me on the rise.  Church of Christ preacher Brad Schrum, for example is privately practicing daily liturgy. Related Posts:Thoughts on O’Donovan’s “The Desire of the Nations”chapters and verses in the biblethoughts on mennonites, part 2thoughts on [...]
Posted in liturgy | Also tagged , , | 3 Comments

john mark hicks on unjust wages

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1605, 26th August, 2010
John Mark Hicks has the following to say on being “pro-life”: Last Tuesday, many within Churches of Christ voted for Obama, especially those who have come to see that voting for social justice is just as important as voting against abortion–both are pro-life orientations. Deuteronomy, for example, is just as concerned about just wages, fair [...]
Posted in justice, passage interpretation | Also tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

living oracles or living oracle?

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1416, 11th January, 2010
The Church I go to is the Indianola Church of Christ, part of a movement largely spearheaded by Alexander Campbell, a famous preacher and teacher, who, in 1826, published a translation of the New Testament called The Living Oracles.  As far as I know, it is not in use by any church anywhere, but it’s [...]
Posted in textual criticism | Also tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

  • Archives