Anthony Ehrhardt has a great series going on about the Characteristics of Pharisees
for modern churches.
By that definition and in that negative light, it's no wonder
most modern church - goers despise sound doctrine and a reverence for right thinking about God as the backbone of right living.
The problems and possibilities of
modern church architecture are sensibly addressed by another Catholic writer, Michael E. DeSanctis, a professor of fine arts at Gannon University.
Equating modern churches, pastors and practices with ancient Jewish synagogues, temples and priests and practices (such as tithing to the Levites) seems to be done primarily for the purpose of raising money.
About
Blog Modern Church promotes an open - minded and thoughtful approach to Christian faith.
Nevertheless, the critique goes much deeper than the abuses of the late medieval -
early modern Church.
Modern Churches even have classes for wives on how to deal with being the minority decision makers in their own families.
What may seem obvious in
modern church circles about welcome, and musical and cultural engagement, was revolutionary when Chuck Smith first did it in the 1960s.
@ Michael, may I remind you that
modern church massacres have been committed without projectile weapons, by burning the building.
I spent a few years as a mega /
modern church exile and as I curled away from the culture I used to love, I found myself in Anglican churches learning to light candles and love liturgy, I met my ancestors in the ancient ways.
Many of my generation received their upbringing surrounded by bland, ugly, and often downright
counter-mystical modern church architecture, hidden tabernacles, and banal modern liturgical music more suitable to failed off - Broadway theater.
An
ultra modern church designed for the tropics, was completed debt free in 1989 on a two acre site just outside the main centre of Port Douglas.
We are launching a new, concert house / coffee shop
style modern church called Voyage in Bremerton, WA.
In his recent and final book Catholicism and Democracy, the late Cambridge scholar Émile Perreau - Saussine attempts to defuse that anger by presenting a long view
of modern Church history.
If the only reason you can't believe in God is based in the fact that you're all offended that the universe isn't all puppies and rainbows, then you didn't understand the contents of the Bible or its intended lessons and you just instead subscribe to New Age feel - good
modern church cultures.
Most modern Church - goers give this weekly witness to their own inner conviction without the slightest sense of superiority, and more frequently than is sometimes supposed, it is given by young Christians despite ridicule, discouragement and even some persecution.
Does
the modern church need Big Macs to bring more worshippers into the fold?
Far from seeking his own advancement, each move up the echelons of the episcopal ladder has been met with surprise by Justin Welby, perhaps influenced by the fact he was told there wasn't «place for him in
the modern Church of England» when he first applied for ordination.
Many believers, including many Christian leaders, consider it a powerful tool for fighting what they say is one of
the modern church's biggest problems: porn addiction.
That coupled with the fact I have come to believe
the modern church has totally lost sight of the true message of Christ leaves me unwilling to ever support the institution again.
«Christian leaders consider it a powerful tool for fighting what they say is one of
the modern church's biggest problems: p * rn addiction.»
In fact, the emergent church seems to be going down the same accommodationist path as the mainline, bourgeois,
modern churches that they are reacting against.
Yet we can find all of these models at work in one way or another in many of
our modern churches.
I am so fortunate to be a member of
a modern church that is not consumer driven, no gimmicks.
Nothing could be a greater indictment of
the modern Church than this (The Myth of a Christian Religion).
I know many Christians that no longer go to church seeing
the modern church as same heartless rule bound church that Jesus criticized.
When it comes to feelings about the Bible and actually reading and applying its teachings, there is a major cognitive dissonance in
the modern Church.
The Gravedigger File: Papers on the Subversion of
the Modern Church by Os Guinness.
With a background in women's health and wellness, she has a strong interest in the vital roles women play in ministry,
the modern church, and social justice.
Even with the risks of sleep induced death, I would prefer a dialegomai to the one man lecture of
our modern church.
I also recommend Gary DeMar's book «Last Days Madness: Obsession of
The Modern Church», he successfully debunks the rapture, the seven day tribulation period and more.
I don't see anything resembling
our modern church in the New Testament.
Despite the efforts of
the Modern Church People's Union and «Sea of Faith» conferences and other theologically radical groups, many questioning followers of Jesus have drifted away from church life, or at least from participation in the church's decision - making forums, thus allowing undue influence to more traditional positions.
Some of the deepest divides within Christiandom regarding war, peace, politics, and Biblical interpretation were brought to light last night, and they served as sober reminder of both my own sin and the challenge facing
the modern Church.