Tag Archives: Biblical interpretation

Deep answers to simple questions

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Tim Archer

I was given a couple of articles last week by one of our members. He is concerned about some of what he’s seeing during the Lord’s Supper, so in an honest attempt to help, he brought in these articles. I … Continue reading →

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Sharing our faith or imposing our beliefs

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Tim Archer

I recently read a very interesting article by Dyron Daughrity in Missio Dei, a missions journal from the Stone-Campbell Movement. Here’s the abstract of the article: This paper looks at problems that have occurred in Church of Christ missions by … Continue reading →

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Frameworks and outcomes in Bible study

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Tim Archer

I’m not sure that I know how to build off of yesterday’s post and explain what’s going through my mind. I’ll try. When we go out to teach people about the Bible, we are also teaching them a philosophical approach … Continue reading →

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The Bible as books

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Tim Archer

I appreciate the good discussion yesterday. Some seem to suspect that I have some plan for building off of what I presented yesterday. Sorry to disappoint… the questions I ask are serious requests for input. These are issues I’m working … Continue reading →

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Why some people don’t like educated preachers

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Tim Archer

In thinking about how people love “quick and easy” Bible study, as we discussed yesterday, it’s easy to see how an anti-intellectual spirit can grow in our churches. Joe Churchmember reads “Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:22), … Continue reading →

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