Monthly Archives: August 2012

Hospitality invites fellowship

I thought the main point of Jim Wright’s post “Finding Ekklesia” was worth considering. I don’t think he got every note right but the link between hospitality and fellowship is worth examining further.


How Fortunate

Crack it open, read a line of text, and exclaim at how pithy, wise, or touching that providential text is. Share a story brought to mind. Did you know? This is Study.


Dismantling the War Machine

In four long but clearly-written essays, Alistair examines a recent flash-bang conflict between egalitarians and complementarians. I finished my reading less agitated, which is unusual for this topic. Four and counting, I think. It’s a lot of reading. Any single one is long by internet standards. If you read any one of them you’ll have the sense of his message; Read More


Why fight this battle?

I have recently been in some discussions about the role of women in the church (not just my previous post, but in a train of my own thought that stretches back at least a year). These are the kinds of discussions that sublimate into unprofitable disputes. With all the vitriol that gets flung in both directions on this debate, why Read More