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Some Beginning Articles on the Church

Posted on 06/04/2015 by Paul Pavao

For some reason, I ended up on the subject of church life on my new site. It took a while to pull all three of these posts together, even though one was once previously written on this blog. That article, … Continue reading →

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Ancient-Faith Blog moved to PaulFPavao.com

Posted on 04/13/2015 by Paul Pavao

I made a new web site at http://www.paulfpavao.com to replace my blog. I got frustrated with writing blog posts that just slipped away into the past so that I couldn’t even find them. So all my new “blog posts” will … Continue reading →

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Romans 5:17-18: The Gift of Righteousness

Posted on 01/11/2015 by Paul Pavao

I have been having a great discussion about the definition of “grace” in the Bible. In the midst of it I ran across Romans 5:17-18 and was really touched by it. I am pretty sure I have read those two … Continue reading →

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The Top 10 Posts of 2014

Posted on 12/28/2014 by Paul Pavao

Originally posted on Not For Itching Ears:
? That’s right, my friends.  The following post contains our own version of the Top 10 list:  The top 10 posts written at Not For Itching Ears this year.  We want to thank all of you…

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Questioning Our Protestant Tradition of Sola Scriptura

Posted on 12/22/2014 by Paul Pavao

Originally posted on Not For Itching Ears:
Nothing but Scripture? It is becoming apparent to me that no church, no theologian, no follower of Christ actually lives out their faith based on the idea of Sola Scriptura. Sola scriptura as a principal states…

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How to Establish a Culture that is Consistent with Your Vision

Posted on 12/18/2014 by Paul Pavao

I had set this post aside for later reading. Round 2 of lymphoma chemotherapy turned out to be just that opportunity. This inspired me and convicted me: 1. About my lack of organization 2. About my unwillingness to repeat, repeat, … Continue reading →

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Rinse and Repeat

Posted on 10/09/2014 by Paul Pavao

Originally posted on Growing Forward:
1. False god promises greater joy through disobedience to God. 2. Person believes the lie. 3. Real life happens. 4. False god’s lie is exposed for what it really is. Rinse and repeat.

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Is the Casual Approach to Church Producing Casual Christians?

Posted on 10/01/2014 by Paul Pavao

Originally posted on Not For Itching Ears:
It is worse than it looks! It doesn’t  matter which study you read about the church, because they all say pretty much the same thing:  The church is in decline. The church is…

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Worship: Why Your Church Is Failing And What You Can Do About It

Posted on 05/07/2014 by Paul Pavao

Originally posted on Not For Itching Ears:
From my view in the cheap seats, it seems that what it means to worship God has become open to interpretation. Can I worship God any way I want to? Does church leadership…

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Far-Fetched Interpretations

Posted on 03/25/2014 by Paul Pavao

In researching how much the Reformers relied on or referenced the early church fathers, I ran across this article on The Old Jamestown Church blog. That particular post defends the Reformation view of salvation by faith alone with citations from … Continue reading →

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