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There are three categories: follow the links to the right to get complete listings of each section. Music| Where we will review new music, discuss styles and arrangements, and share ideas and resources. Praxis| Where we discuss practical thoughts, advice, and solutions to issues that the church faces. Theology| Discussing some of the very […]
November 12, 2016
by Jared Ransom
Right now in america there is a divide. Well there are more than one divide but right now it has become increasingly clear that we are not as united as we once thought. Throughout this most recent election cycle our personal preferences have been pandered to and used to elicit strong emotional responses. It’s not […]
March 12, 2014
by Jared Ransom
For the past couple of years Meag and I have tried to do different things during lent to help us draw nearer to God. The customary abstinence from some mindless task, the addition of more spiritual practices into our lives, trying to be more intentional with our relationships, etc . . . This year one […]
March 18, 2013
by Jared Ransom
What’s Killing Christianity? We are… more specifically Christian Subculture is killing our witness. The more we fight for our rights not only do we seem petty compared to those truly suffering for their faith we are also blatantly disobeying the teaching of Jesus. We do it because of idolatry. Three forms mainly; Greed for power, […]
March 4, 2013
by Jared Ransom
What’s killing Christianity in America? Let me explain that a little bit. Is Christianity really under attack? Fox News seems to think so, some radio hosts think so, some writers and bloggers definitely think so. They site legislation that “limit’s our rights”, they see it as a form of legal persecution. They talk about how […]
February 6, 2013
by Jared Ransom
It’s a given that the Christian Church is fragmented. But one thing we should not be is divided. That may seem obtuse so let me clarify this… In 1 Corinthians Paul addresses some division that was happening among the Church in the city of Corinth. This specific instance was that people were identifying with specific […]
November 9, 2012
by Jared Ransom
This is a continuation of The other one (pt 1) The issue that we were about to jump into is – An Understanding of Image bearing In the beginning God created all things. But He did something special when He made humans. Genesis 1:26-27 26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our […]
November 8, 2012
by Jared Ransom
We have covered two views regarding gender equality in the church intro Complementarianism Egalitarian To sum up: Complementarian = God made men and women different to do different things and gifts us differently to achieve those things. Egalitarian = God made men and women differently but Christ makes us equal so we are able and allowed to do anything […]
October 11, 2012
by Jared Ransom
Egalitarianism…weeeeooooo!! More fun! (see the first two of the series here: Part one: The beginning Part two: Complementarian) Egalitarian means “equal”…itar…ian… Well, “egal” means equal in french. And the main idea behind this –ism is that we are all made equal and have equal standing before God. Period. Definite article. While they acknowledge that […]
October 8, 2012
by Jared Ransom
In the course of my life I have attended, been part of, and served at churches of different sizes, from a couple internships at 1,200+ member churches to a few weeks with a house church. I have seen some huge productions done fairly well, and I have seen groups of believers meet on the fly […]
September 13, 2012
by Jared Ransom
Complementarianism? YAY here we go… ( I will be using third person pronouns, don’t take it personally ) This Ligon Duncan quote is the benchmark of the majority of this view, “God has created men and women equal in their essential dignity and human person-hood, but different and complementary in function with male headship in […]
With| one |Voice 
July 31, 2009
by Jared Ransom
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