Christmas, A Time To Remember

Growing up I was a little confused about Christmas.  I wasn’t confused about Santa Claus.  I knew he was the big guy in a red suit who brought me presents if I was good.  I also understood that Christmas was a time to enjoy getting together with family.  What I didn’t always understand about Christmas […]

Brief Thoughts on Mergers and Pluralism

I was recently asked to give a lecture on the subject of mergers and pluralism.  Here are a few brief thoughts on the subject. The idea of mergers and pluralism begins with a focus outside the local congregation onto something else.  It will be beneficial to examine this focus to see whether or not it […]

Christ and Christmas

Yesterday, I received a wonderful phone call from one of our elderly members.  She wanted to talk to me about Christmas and she she wanted to know my beliefs regarding the Christmas holiday.  I immediately thought to myself “Here we go again.”  I figured I would have to explain why we were having a church […]

Who is a False Teacher?

Some may look at this question and think the answer is simple. They may believe a false teacher is anyone who teaches something false, but I believe the answer is more complicated. Our English term, false teacher, implies there is something false about the teacher. This could refer to any number of things (teaching, character, […]