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I recently read Simple Church by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger.

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The institutional church is so often like Satan... longing to be worshipped and obeyed; teaching that obedience to one scripture is more important than balancing them all; luring us to abuse our power to make a difficult path chosen by God into a simple solution of no new spiritual growth (Matt 4).

The group operates a ministry called Indelible Grace Music, which seeks to be a resource to the church by writing original hymns as well as new melodies for traditional hymns (usually simple folk or bluegrass tunes).

The Huffington Post says that he «never lived in the ornate church mansion in Buenos Aires, preferring a simple bed in a downtown room heated by a small stove on frigid weekends.

A simple way for church leaders to show that homosexuality is not shameful is by publicly inviting gay or same - sex attracted people to be open about it, and to assure them of a warm welcome and true acceptance if they are.

The simple truth is that the internet and social media has userped the power of the «church» to control the people, and people who once occupied pews now find it easier to find like minded believers (of all fathis and creeds) online and can be exposed to any theology they want by simply using Google.

Although simple and, in a certain sense, practical, for me this moment is rich in meaning: the Archbishop will call me by name to serve Jesus and the Church in St Andrews and Edinburgh, confirming aloud the calling I heard in my heart many years ago.

The simple fact that we have a canon of Scripture, which was compiled and organized by various early Church Fathers, and became a tradition, shows that we must, to some degree, accept and depend upon some forms of Church Tradition.

To answer your question... yes I am exploring the same issues by creating a very simple series of short vidoes placed on the web which exmaines a different path for the 21st century church to follow and what it could look like, Its not advertised but about 3500 viewings so far.

As we gather with our neighbors, the homeless and those overlooked and rejected by the church over a simple meal or even over a bottle of water and a few potato chips, we remember the One who not only created us, but who walked among us and gave Himself for us.

This simple fact of human life as well as of the Church is often overlooked by the progressive, when he screams that developments are too slow, that antiquated habits and customs are not abandoned fast enough, especially with regard to canon law.

To fill the gap left by a weakened church, people are not only experimenting with both new and ancient forms of the spiritual and psychic life; they are searching for religious books that deal with the complex problems of society in personal, direct and simple ways.

The Storm Theatre's basement space of The Theatre of the Church of Notre Dame is once again transformed by Ken Larson's simple set.

As we gather with our neighbors, the homeless and those overlooked and rejected by the church over a simple meal or even over a bottle of water and a few potato chips, we remember the One who not only created us, but who walked among us and gave Himself for us, and together we say «God bless us».

The foundation will exist as an entity in its own right within Church law, and Fr Trafny explains: «This is an important step, because we are moving from being a simple project to merge learning between the pontifical universities in Rome to being a new entity recognised by the Holy Father as a reference point for all dialogue involving science and faith.»

It is a simple fact, reiterated by the Church time and time again, that when we lose sight of God, we lose sight of Man.

Van Gogh remained in the Borinage after the church withdrew its support, and he began his artistic career by making drawings of the simple life of the Belgian peasants.

Finding Organic Church by Frank Viola is probably about the closest a book will ever come to providing a «how to» for simple, organic, house church gatheChurch by Frank Viola is probably about the closest a book will ever come to providing a «how to» for simple, organic, house church gathechurch gatherings.

There are plenty of moral idealists in the church who confuse the issue by thinking that they can establish justice in a simple manner.

Often they are hyper - sensitive to rejection and pick up immediately on the psychological message given by the well meaning priest while he explains why he is «deferring» the baptism of their child.The message is simple: «You (and your child) are not good enough to belong to this Church» — and they go away sad and humiliated, often never to darken the door of a church Church» — and they go away sad and humiliated, often never to darken the door of a church church again.

For the use of those better placed than I, whose direct or indirect task it is to lead the Church, I wish to show candidly where, in my view, the root of the trouble lies, and how, by means of a simple readjustment at this particular, clearly localized point, we may hope to procure a rapid and complete rebound in the religious and Christian evolution of Mankind.

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Best of all, it is a book by people who actually practice «simple church.»

By recapturing scripture's simple, genuine and natural sense, Calvin returned scripture to its rightful place in the church.

The modern difficulty in understanding the Church's teaching on married sexuality stems in large part from a failure to distinguish between lust and what is (or should be) normal sexual desire, i.e. between assertive and unregulated sexual desire, bent foremost on physical self - satisfaction, and simple sexual attraction, which can include a desire for union and is characterised by respect and regulated by love.

And the simple fact is that in an era when nearly everyone assumed that communism had come to stay, it was not simply a few isolated Polish Catholic priests like Wielgus whobelieved that there had to be some degree of cooperation with the institutional manifestations of communism; it was the Church at the very highest level of all, in Rome itself: for the assumption that communism was a permanent reality and therefore had to be dealt with was the very foundation of Paul VI's Ostpolitik, the most famous and the most ignoble manifestation of which was Pope Paul's betrayal (there is no other word) of the Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty, who was stripped of all his offices and replaced by a Hungarian Primate whose remit (faithfully accomplished) was to establish cordial relations with the communist regime of the deeply unsavoury Janos Kadar.

Francis Bernadone wanders into a church in Assisi, stands under the crucifix over the high altar, looks upon that body impaled, cadaver - like, before him — stark, simple, demanding — thinks he hears it speak, and feels his very soul pierced by the force of it all.

He may have despised the simple catechism of his German congregation, just as we «moderns» take offense at the minimalistic theology of many of the folk who inhabit our standard - brand churches, but he knew also that they had a great deal to teach the young pastor by virtue of having surveyed the land «across the river» and having dared to cross the chilly waters of Jordan with a sense of divine protection.

Though I was excited to read it, and agree in principle with the «Simple Church» concept, that every church needs to drastically simplify what it is doing so that it can do a better job of making disciples, I was a tiny bit disappointed with some of the approaches used by the auChurch» concept, that every church needs to drastically simplify what it is doing so that it can do a better job of making disciples, I was a tiny bit disappointed with some of the approaches used by the auchurch needs to drastically simplify what it is doing so that it can do a better job of making disciples, I was a tiny bit disappointed with some of the approaches used by the authors.

Christian people may need to find their way today, as in some past periods of confusion, by means of simple, democratic, equalitarian discussion and decision, relying on no dominant human leader but on the Spirit in the churches.

As we continue to see signs of the relentless breakdown of faith (symbolised by ructions even within the Vatican mouthpiece of L'Osservatore Romano), I think it is fair to say that we all yearn for a clear and simple remedy - a succinct way to restore health to an ailing Church.

Jeff read this from his viewpoint as a church planter and was struck by the idea that the conversation needs to be simpler:

«The administrative independence of the Indian church can not be effected by the imposition of a machinery essentially foreign in its conception and execution, but by making room for simpler and spontaneous organizations natural to the soil».17 They pleaded for the development of an Indian type of Christianity embodying Indian ideals.

This will be no simple task, for theology has largely divorced itself from community; it is shaped more by academic norms than by the experience of the church.

Positively, he concerned himself with the education of priests in Italy, exhorted clergy the world over to aspire to what he set forth as the standard for the perfect parish priest, encouraged frequent, even daily Communion by the laity, urged that children be admitted to that sacrament as soon as they understood the simple doctrines of the Church, stressed Christian marriage and family life, had the breviary reworked to make it more useful and to ensure the recitation of the whole Psalter each week, and enjoined devotion to Mary.

Perhaps one could call it a simplification of and variation on the English class - system which had a hereditary monarchy on top, followed in descending succession by clearly demarked classifications of nobility, a complex church hierarchy, a landed gentry, a rising merchant class, simple yeomen, and vast numbers of unfranchised people who fitted none of those categories.

«It is facile and ultimately misleading for orthodox Christians to identify, face, and respond to their churches» errors by saying «repudiate and separate»... for the simple reason that this is not the shape of Israel's history — which must ultimately be our own — because it is not the shape of Jesus» own life.

At the theological level, Hauerwas cites the remark by Cardinal Walter Kasper, the Vatican's chief ecumenical officer, that «the ecumenical aim is not a simple return of the other into the fold of the Roman Catholic Church nor the conversion of individuals, even if this must obviously be mutually acknowledged when based on conscience.

They also, by raising among Jews the false hope that a simple doctrinal adjustment by the Church (rather than real accommodation by Israel to the reality of Palestinian peoplehood) will resolve the issues diplomatically, do a real disservice to the Jewish community both in Israel and here in America.

As an inexpensive, simple, unique, educational, and meaningful service opportunity, our diapers are being sewn by families, sewing clubs, youth groups, Eagle Projects, Angel Mother grief support organizations, and churches of all religious denominations.

He illustrates the idea with a telling, if somewhat impractical example: «The permafrost, which has more carbon than all the rainforests put together, is at risk just by simple thawing, and a large herbivore like a mammoth could maintain it for another few decades against global warming,» Church says.

Some of the greatest moments of intimacy in a relationship come from the simple joys of cooking or exercising together, exchanging intellectual ideas over common readings, learning a new and challenging skill like skiing, sharing spirituality by attending church or meditating, and going on travel adventures.

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I mean, sure they'll publish a book about prayer if the author has the credentials, platform, and, preferably, thousands of church members to help catapult sales, but if a simple living recipe book about losing weight and saving your marriage while decluttering your home and raising happy kids came along by a Christian author with a huge cooking blog platform, they won't say no.

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