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Should your church be "seeker-sensitive?"
The prevailing model for church today is the "seeker-sensitive" one. For those unfamiliar with church planting lingo, that basically means the church's goal is to be sensitive (i.e. unoffensive) to...
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Kentucky Woman Prays Tornado Away from Home and Family
The distinctives of Pentecostal prayer are evidenced in the way a Kentucky woman prayed on March 2. There were also tornadoes that day here in Tennessee. This woman's prayer was full of conviction,...
View ArticleOn Super Tuesday, Is it true that "not all have faith?"
With today's Super Tuesday primary under way here in Tennessee and the nonstop political rhetoric flashing across YouTube movies, tvs, and internet ads, a person with any sense of morality could...
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Christians Dance in Church
Secular dancing is prohibited in some evangelical Christian circles, for obvious reasons: nightclubs aren't exactly places sanctified people should be hanging out in . . . Here in Middle Tennessee,...
View ArticleReminder: Change your clock so you don't miss church
Attn. Nashvillians: remember to "spring forward" tonight! "For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.The flowers appear on the earth;The time of singing has come,And the voice of...
View ArticleNashville Christian events: March 11-17
Looking for something to do this week to get involved at a Nashville area Spirit-filled church? There is always plenty going on! Check out these events:Tuesday, March 13 at 6am Men's Breakfast - Full...
View ArticleLargest Hispanic church in Nashville selling building, constructing new
The Iglesia de Dios Hispana Casa de Dios ("Hispanic Church of God - House of God") located on Trinity in Nashville is selling their church building. They have begun construction at another site on a...
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Imago Dei and the Immigrant
Most people in Tennessee vote pro-life. This is a state with values.People still go to church on Sundays, families still eat dinner together at night, and children are expected to mind their...
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A church where healing happens
A lot of people around here have stopped believing in the supernatural.Convinced that "angels" and "demons" are fictitious, people have become enthralled with modern storytelling, watching and...
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Pastors to target "Chreasters" during Holy Week
Many of my colleagues love Resurrection Sunday. They view it as a time to reach the "Chreasters" (that large segment of people who attend church only on Christmas and Easter --- you know who you are ....
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Pentecostal/Full Gospel ministries in Middle Tennessee
As your local Pentecostal Examiner, I would like to help you promote your local Full Gospel ministries here in Middle Tennessee. Does your Full Gospel/Pentecostal church have an event coming up? Will...
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Jesus rises from grave; churches plan egg hunts
Chocolate rabbits and jellybeans didn't make it into Scripture. Nor will you find in the Bible any example of the dye-ing of eggs in bright colors.The Bible talks about the dying of a Savior who...
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Good Friday retains relevance in a pluralistic world
The world is full of martyrs, victims, and heroes. Some choose hunger strikes; others allow themselves to be imprisoned. There are those who suffer for their own gain while there are also those who...
View ArticleMiddle Tennessee women may face tough road when called to ministry (Part 1 of 2)
Women in Middle Tennessee who realize they are called to the ministry can face quite a challenge: this is a state rooted in Church of Christ and Southern Baptist belief sets that discourage, if not...
View ArticleMiddle Tennessee women may face tough road when called to ministry (Part 2 of 2)
As promised, here is part 2 to the article addressing the theme of women in ministry. You can read part 1 by clicking here.There are women in Middle Tennessee who are called to full-time leadership in...
View ArticleOnly 48% of adults agree Jesus is the only way; pluralism seeps into churches
LifeWay Research, based up in Nashville, has released a study with Ed Stetzer that confirms what some of us have known for a while now: pastors still believe Jesus is the only way, but the people in...
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Pentecostal beliefs: the purpose of the baptism of the Holy Spirit
The early Christians described in the book of Acts in the Holy Bible were dedicated believers in Jesus Christ who prayed daily, shared what they had with one another, and were filled with the Holy...
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Pentecostal beliefs: miracles, signs, and wonders
I grew up far from Middle Tennessee in a mainline, nonPentecostal church. They always seemed to emphasize Matthew 28:19-20. The verse would routinely make its way into sermons and benedictions prior...
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Pentecostal beliefs: tithe and offering
Many of the more recent models of church planting and growth have suggested leaving a "donation box" at the back of the church or out in the hallway so that the pastor no longer asks for an offering...
View Article"Once saved always saved" reflects entitlement attitude
More and more, people have adopted quite an attitude about grace.It is an entitlement attitude. "If I've confessed my sins, and Jesus is my Savior, then I'm forgiven even when I sin again...
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