If any burger chain will be around for 2000 years into the future, it may well be McDonald’s. They may not have the healthiest food but they have great marketing and have built quite an empire. I recently looked up “healthiest burger chains” online and an article on cozymeal.com came up entitled Top 16 Healthiest […]
The full title of this book by Alan Kreider is “The Patient Ferment of the Early Church”. This work, at a little over 300 pages, is extensively researched. Alan provides insight from documented sources on how a small group of Christ followers were able to impact the world. This book is not for the faint […]
I was recently introduced to Buff Scott, Jr., a 97-year-old gentleman who is still on fire for our Lord. I had a chance to interview him and the audio is below. Buff still writes his Reformation Rumblings newsletters, which he has been doing for 39 years. He converted from IC to relational fellowships about 50 […]
I recently came across a couple of posts by Buff Scott, Jr. and have added them below. The first one is entitled The Early Believers vs. Today’s Believers and the second one is entitled Why Are House Meetings Springing Up All Over The Board? At 96 years old, Buff is still producing weekly Reformation Rumblings […]
Below is an excerpt of a treatise by John M. Bland from 1995. His thoughts below are under the subtitle The Human Tendency Toward Irresponsibility. You can read the entire 85 pages here free. I struggled a bit on whether or not I should post this. The second half of his treatise has strong Cessationist […]
In Western society it’s difficult to do life together, but it does happen, it can be sustained and it can be life-changing. I pray these stories encourage you to keep meeting, keep searching and start gathering. This story is told by my good friend Zack Armoney. My name is Zach Armoney, I am a humble […]
I recently read and enjoyed Howard A Snyder’s first book The Problem of Wineskins. This followup book is equally engaging even though it is a bit scholarly. Published in 1977, it is segmented into three parts: Perceiving the Kingdom, Understanding the Kingdom Community and Embodying the Kingdom Community. The excerpt below is from the second […]
Below is an excerpt of an interview by The Wittenberg Door. Juan Carlos Ortiz was asked about church structure and church renewal. The interview was conducted in 1980 but his responses are still relevant today. Door: In your books you also talk a lot about church renewal. Can you describe the renewal that went on […]
