Sentences with phrase «of simple church»

For whatever mayhem may take place within the confines of his simple church, the public aspect of his project is pure roadside carnie, as his lawn sprouts billboards with messages like «God Loves Fags» written in Hebrew, a «Crucify thy Selfie» made of quotations from three famous art - history crucifixion paintings with a hole to stick your head through, and a lion's cage made of an old hay wagon.

I just skimmed through the contributor bios in the back of Simple Church.

Not exact matches

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).

Shane Claiborne, a founding pastor of The Simple Way, a church in inner city Philadelphia, believes that our hope should be found in an alternative candidate, one that's not on the ballot for 2008.

The founding fathers almost got it right, instead of simple separation of church and state, they should have clearly stated that there is no place for religion in the modern world.

While I am no theologian, I believe the answer to this question is simple and unchanging: the Church's hope is not a question of plausibility and never has been.

Simple association with any religion or church that proclaims the name of Christ does not make a person a Christian.

Plain and simple, but atheists are so afraid of christian opinions they have become an activist church in themselves.

Since Jesus Christ did not lie to the Apostles and His Church is still standing after 2000 years it is very simple to see who has the proper interpretation of the Bible... the Church that compiled the Bible... collecting the inspired scripture from amongst many scriptures and placing the Books in the Bible.

Mormons believe their church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) to be a continuation of the Church Jesus established during his mortal ministry, Joseph Smith simply (although it was not simple) restored the church in these latterchurch (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) to be a continuation of the Church Jesus established during his mortal ministry, Joseph Smith simply (although it was not simple) restored the church in these latterChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) to be a continuation of the Church Jesus established during his mortal ministry, Joseph Smith simply (although it was not simple) restored the church in these latterChurch Jesus established during his mortal ministry, Joseph Smith simply (although it was not simple) restored the church in these latterchurch in these latter days.

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.

Of great interest to me, as with all documents written during the first three centuries of the church, is to read what things were like before the conversion of Constantine when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and transformed from a simple way of following Jesus into the powerful Christendom that still rules todaOf great interest to me, as with all documents written during the first three centuries of the church, is to read what things were like before the conversion of Constantine when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and transformed from a simple way of following Jesus into the powerful Christendom that still rules todaof the church, is to read what things were like before the conversion of Constantine when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and transformed from a simple way of following Jesus into the powerful Christendom that still rules todaof Constantine when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and transformed from a simple way of following Jesus into the powerful Christendom that still rules todaof the Roman Empire, and transformed from a simple way of following Jesus into the powerful Christendom that still rules todaof following Jesus into the powerful Christendom that still rules today.

I love the Presbyterians and the Mennonites, the Baptists and the no - names, the preachers of L.A. and the practitioners of the simple way, the megachurches and the house churches.

The reason the church adapted some of the symbolism and practices from their surrounding pagan culture is an interesting study, but the simplest explanation which makes the most sense to people today is found in our own culture.

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.

Such service doesn't even need to be a part of the church program, but can also be a simple part of living life among other people.

Social Christianity (which on the whole is simple socialism), the Bekenntnis Kirche (which, once Hitlerism was defeated, merely aligned itself with anti-Hitlerism, thus with what might be called socio - communism), the ideas of Reinhold Niebuhr (which, while solidly thought out, affected neither church nor society)-- all have failed.

More often, within otherwise orthodox circles, this teaching seems to be downplayed in favour of a simple reassertion of Church teaching or an encouragement of reverent liturgy, crucial as both of these are.

Over at iMonk last week, Chaplain Mike wrote a lovely post about how, after a period of wandering through the denominational wilderness, he found a home in an ELCA Lutheran church «with a simple liturgy, wonderful music, a healthy and grounded pastor, a hospitable congregation, and an emphasis on Christ, grace, vocation, and other Lutheran essentials that answered questions I had been turning over in my mind for years in my evangelical settings.»

Whether one agrees with the Russian Orthodox Church on this point or not, a survey of recent Russian history indicates that Russians feel a need for «spirituality» and «authentic ideals» that go beyond simple material abundance.

Quoting papal encyclicals and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, he forms a rich base of material for his message which remains simple and encouragingly achievable.

I vote NO to the mosque... not now, not ever... They already have enough churches in NYC... This is being done for spite, plain and simple... get over it and go somewhere else... I hear the middle of Harlem is in need of a few places to pray

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 why did the Church hold to positions such as dyothelitism — the teaching that the person of Jesus had two wills, one human and the other divine, which seemed alien to the simple text of Scripture?

The questions of a doctrinal and historical kind which are raised become more and more complicated and more difficult of access for a simple, universally intelligible official statement of the Church.

«I think part of the appeal for some in the house church movement is the desire to return to a simpler expression of church,» said Ed Stetzer, a seminary professor and president of Lifeway Research, which is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.

There is this tendency in some churches to simplify everything and make it a simple list of rules.

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 common wisdom of church developers at the time was simple: where there is a pool of white, middle - class, home - owning families with children, mainline churches are likely to grow, no matter what their theological orientation.

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.

And the only reason Romney is deflecting questions about his church is quite simple, like the rest of us he feels it's irrelevant to the fact he's running for president.

Sometimes Rousseau blames this divided allegiance on Jesus himself, but usually he says it's a result of the Church's distortion of Jesus's simple, humanitarian message.

To arrive at this simple understanding of the church, it is necessary to unpack and unwind some of the complex misunderstandings that have been constructed around the church.

Live sacramentally: teach yourself and the people in your church simple prayers of gratitude for what others have done for us.

So quit relying on Jewish scriptures and Hebrew traditions to inform the CHristian church, and look to the simple message of Jesus on the only commandments that are important, and then the answer here is simple — if women are knowledgeable, capable teachers, welcome them to that role, love them for it, and keep the faith.

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».

But, for all those problems, it was a beautiful chapter in the life of the Church, filled with simple faith, devotion, and sacrifice.

That simple action reflects the guiding principle of the church's ministry, which Campe says is the AA responsibility pledge: «I am responsible.

We have organic church, simple church, and missional communities, but even here, in most of the books and blogs I read about this, the emphasis always seems to be that the church is only functioning when the people gather in a certain place at a certain time, usually in a house on Sunday morning.

«There's no simple once - for - all resolution, Thomas, but there is an ongoing discussion — just as in every other area of the church's life and thought.

And hey, just for signing up, I send you a free copy of one of my ebooks, Skeleton Church, in which I suggest and clear and simple definition for the church which fits all types of church, and challenges all churches to get up off the pews (or out of the homes) and to follow Jesus into the Church, in which I suggest and clear and simple definition for the church which fits all types of church, and challenges all churches to get up off the pews (or out of the homes) and to follow Jesus into the church which fits all types of church, and challenges all churches to get up off the pews (or out of the homes) and to follow Jesus into the church, and challenges all churches to get up off the pews (or out of the homes) and to follow Jesus into the world.

Churchmen seemed to have no ideas at all on the subject (6) The earliest form of Christian marriage was a simple blessing of the newly wedded, «in facie ecclesiae» — outside the churches closed doors — to keep the pollution of lust out of God's house.

Sexual addictions are frequently touted as being the scourge of the modern church, and our answer to people struggling has too often been a simple, «flee from immorality!»

My prayer life and church life us quite simple and sober, and also free of all Methodism and Pentecostalism, so I personally may not be able to relate to any of the things you mention.

However, even independently of their bearing on the Church's interpretation of Jesus» life, death, and resurrection, these texts have been held holy for the simple reason that they give authoritative expression to the central themes of promise and hope that constitute the core of biblical faith.

If you're a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints, you can go into the temple if you live up to the simple rules.

Rev Nigel Genders, the Church of England's chief education officer, said: «In the current education landscape small rural schools face some tough challenges which are not simple to resolve and are often expressed in negative terms.