Tag Archives: the church

Climate Change, Antarctic Ice Sheets, Honesty, and News

Posted on 06/04/2014 by Paul Pavao

I get very frustrated with climate change news stories. Don’t get me wrong, I believe climate change is real, and I think we are causing it. Nonetheless, the reason people reject news of climate change so vehemently is because the … Continue reading →

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The Church: Inside and Outside

Posted on 05/31/2014 by Paul Pavao

The Church is a complicated subject for me. I’m glad for this opportunity to look at what the church is from all angles. What follows is a very long comment I posted in answer to a very short question. A … Continue reading →

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The Church, part one

Posted on 05/27/2014 by Paul Pavao

I’m not near as good at describing the Church as the Chinese that came from Watchman Nee’s Little Flock movement. I’m a pretty good storyteller, but I can’t spin the tale of the church like Gene Edwards can. I can, … Continue reading →

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Church Life and the Harper Valley PTA

Posted on 05/16/2014 by Paul Pavao

There is a difference between admonishment and condemnation. We Americans have a lot of trouble distinguishing between the two, but there is one. Church Life and the Harper Valley PTA If you don’t know what the Harper Valley PTA is, … Continue reading →

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Divorce and Remarriage in the Church

Posted on 03/17/2014 by Paul Pavao

There is a strong and growing voice against divorce and remarriage in the United States. The case that Jesus, the apostles, and the early churches all forbad remarriage after a divorce is strong. I won’t bother making a case because … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Things

Posted on 02/15/2014 by Paul Pavao

I get an email every day from Austin-Sparks.net. Today I was convicted of forgetting some of the importance of spiritual things. There are many things to which the name of the Lord is being affixed which are being constructed, and … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Church Life

Posted on 01/04/2014 by Paul Pavao

I found this tract as I was clearing out old files because of an office move. I know the author, so I got permission to publish it with all references to his church removed. Church life is what it is. … Continue reading →

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Super-abbreviated Christian History Timeline

Posted on 12/03/2013 by Paul Pavao

Don’t miss yesterday’s post. It has much more information. Here’s a very general timeline of Christian history as I see it: AD 33-70: Apostles/apostolic era AD 70-325: Pre-Nicene Era. Persecuted The church, with exceptions unavoidable in a world of humans, … Continue reading →

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Francis Chan on the Church

Posted on 11/09/2013 by Paul Pavao

There is nothing dearer to my heart than the church. Evangelicals have forgotten what the church is, and Roman Catholics have warped it into a misled international organization. The church is the fullness of him who fills all in all … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on 10/24/2013 by Paul Pavao

I saw a video the other day that explained one of the reasons I’m such a terrible salesman and marketer. I suspect it will be life-changing for me. It talked about products or ideas and the what, how, and why … Continue reading →

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