First published on Christian Controverser This is a really quick update to the first blog post about this subject. Delving into the subject in Google has turned up quite a bit more stuff, and whilst this post will be shorter than the last one, the additional information is really pertinent to this topic. Firstly, Ed… Continue reading Christian Controverser: US Christian Nationalism Politics Splits America, Church [2]
Month: March 2021
Christian Controverser: US Christian Nationalism Politics Splits America, Church [3]
First published on Christian Controverser Everyone’s seen the disturbing unfolding of seditious political insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 6. There’s no real need to go over that here, the main concern for this blog is the fatal attraction that the outgoing administration has held for evangelical Christianity in America and… Continue reading Christian Controverser: US Christian Nationalism Politics Splits America, Church [3]
Christian Converser: International: Hillsong United Release “People” Album
First published on Christian Converser Hillsong United have today released their “People” album ahead of their US tour. Hillsong Store listing
Christian Converser: Grace Vineyard City Campus Records New Albums
First published on Christian Converser Over the period of Sunday – Monday 1-2 December, Grace Vineyard City Campus, Christchurch, recorded a children’s album and a worship album. These are now in post production for release sometime early 2020.
Christian Converser: Current Refresh
First published on Christian Converser This site is now running as a free wordpress.com site. We retain the christianevents.nz domain name which is redirecting to this site, and our Facebook page. Mainly the issue is that we haven’t finalised the expectation of what this site will be for and whether to change its domain name… Continue reading Christian Converser: Current Refresh
Christian Converser: Discipleship and Discipline
First published on Christian Converser As Christians we are sometimes known as “disciples of Christ”. We of course get that word from its use in the Bible, where in the four Gospels it referred to Jesus’ core team of 12. Dictionary.com lists “disciple” with four definitions, the first three of which are related to Bible… Continue reading Christian Converser: Discipleship and Discipline
Christian Converser: Refocus
First published on Christian Converser In July 2020, part of the Christian Events NZ site was migrated to a new one called Christian Converser, which you are reading now. This incorporates a few articles from the Christian Events NZ site. The CENZ site continues to run and receives redirected traffic from the christianevents.nz domain. However… Continue reading Christian Converser: Refocus
Christian Converser: The Power of Affirmation and The Power of Healing
First published on Christian Converser A very important discipline in the life of any Christian believer is affirmation. By declaring the truths that are stated in scripture, we can ensure that we live in victory every day over negative thoughts and beliefs that can have material impacts upon our physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. But… Continue reading Christian Converser: The Power of Affirmation and The Power of Healing
Christian Converser: What is Diversity within the Church?
First published on Christian Converser We attempt herein to incorporate our idea of what is important for the Church as a whole. What matters a great deal to the Church as a whole is for it to include members of a wide range of backgrounds. This is essentially what diversity in the context of society… Continue reading Christian Converser: What is Diversity within the Church?
Christian Sexuality Focus: Complementarianism vs Egalitarianism in the Church – An examination of theological beliefs on sexuality in light of Linda Kay Klein’s new book.
First published on Christian Sexuality Focus Just in this past quarter, Touchstone Publishing (a division of Simon and Schuster) have released Linda Kay Klein’s compelling personal critique of the complementarianist evangelical sexual purity movement which became prominent in the 1990s with the resurgence of complimentarian theological beliefs in organisations such as the Southern Baptist Convention.… Continue reading Christian Sexuality Focus: Complementarianism vs Egalitarianism in the Church – An examination of theological beliefs on sexuality in light of Linda Kay Klein’s new book.