Church Tribalism
We were surely all shocked at the news of the brutality that swept Rwanda, and, more recently, Kenya. No doubt this bolstered the prejudices of people who had been brought up under Darwinism to see the African people as in some way less-evolved and more volatile. Groups ranging from the Mau-mau of the [...]

Atomic Church
For a change in pace, there is an issue that has been “in the news” now for over 500, maybe a thousand years or so. What, and where, exactly, is the Church? At one time it was seen as a cooperative fellowship of Christian gatherings and communities. Then there came a [...]

Remarried, and Ordained?
<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> “..The Husband of One Wife” An odd phrase, to our ears today. One husband to one wife, one wife to one husband, isn’t that the way it works? But the New Testament requires a candidate for Church office be that kind of [...]

The “Christian Minority”
Is it that only a dedicated few carry out the work of the Church, or is it a dedicated few of the scant minority who are allowed to be involved?

Should Divorced People Remarry?
We looked earlier at the fact that God provided for the first divorce documents under the Law, and that the purpose of that document was to show that the marriage covenant had been broken beyond repair, and that the bearers were each free to make their own living arrangements. Remarriage was not only allowed, [...]