I think had one of those “Is that me or did the Spirit just throw this in my brain?” moments this morning. I’m sure it’s nothing new. I’m sure there are already churches somewhere that operate like this intentionally or otherwise. And it isn’t like I think God just showed me the right way to [...]

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This one post could easily be broken up into three or four other topics. Maybe they will be later. For now they are all interconnected. Absolute truth. Seekers. Discipleship. The Holy Spirit. I don’t even know how or where to be begin. Are you ready for the fallout? Are you already taking steps to prevent [...]

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In part one I mused about how people inside CC perceive Chuck Smith and the CC movement. It seems for many this perception is an unhealthy one. Those critical of CC are often critical of those with this unhealthy perception. In some cases they are right. Those of us in CC don’t have a problem [...]

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Since before and after the Christianity Today (CT for short) article “Day of Reckoning”, those of us on simplemindedpreacher have independently and collectively been discussing and praying about the nature, the future, the ups and downs of Calvary Chapel. I can remember, 10 years ago now, my friend Ray and I sitting in a living [...]

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When the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) had some kind of encounter with God they would pile together some rocks, sometimes just one rock, call it an alter, and give it a name connecting the place with the Lord. The rock that Jacob used as a pillow became Bethel, the house of God. The alter [...]

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