List: Rethinking Church | Curated by Paul Walker

Aug 4, 2024
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Rethinking ChurchHow can the church be relevant in a post-Covid world
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Backyard Church
“It’s Blasphemy, I tell you…Blasphemy!”Reflecting on the furore caused by the Olympic Opening Ceremony and possible allusions to The Last Supper
Jul 31
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Jul 31
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Backyard Church
It’s Time For The Church To “Get Real” When We Talk About SexBefore we slide into total irrelevance…
Jul 28
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Jul 28
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Inspire, Believe, Grow
Research Shows That More People STILL Pray Than We Often ThinkEven amongst people never seen inside a religious building
Jul 25
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Jul 25
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Backyard Church
“Fake Church?” Are We Now Hurtling Towards Complete Intolerance?Part of the disturbing trend towards hatred among churches.
Jul 22
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Jul 22
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Inspire, Believe, Grow
Did God Intervene to Save Donald Trump from an Assassin’s Bullet?Reflecting on the response to Sunday’s events in Pennsylvania.
Jul 16
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Jul 16
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Backyard Church
Is Christian Healing Real — Or a Spiritual Way of Talking About Medical Science?I’ve always struggled with this — now it seems more real than ever.
Jul 14
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Jul 14
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Inspire, Believe, Grow
Is it Heresy? American Denomination “Investigates” Best-Selling BookWait! What? Did We Go Back to the Days of “Book Burning”?
Jul 9
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Jul 9
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Backyard Church
Why Does Evangelicalism Go Hand in Hand With Climate Change Denial?It seems like Christians should be at the forefront of caring for our planet — or am I wrong on this?
Feb 28
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Feb 28
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Backyard Church
Pastor Suggests That Women in Shorts Are Asking to Be RapedBecause, after all, “men are men…”
Feb 27
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Feb 27
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Backyard Church
Is The Church of England Inevitably Destined for Extinction?COVID Lockdown looks like the final straw…
Feb 20
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Feb 20
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Inspire, Believe, Grow
Three Reasons Why I Still Go To Church Despite EverythingA personal story about clinging to the church — plus a small announcement about the future.
Feb 18
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Feb 18
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Backyard Church
Leading Charismatic Christian Defends Disgraced Pastor, Calls It a “Spiritual Attack”When Christians Try To Defend the Indefensible by Blaming it on the Devil
Feb 16
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Feb 16
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Backyard Church
Conservative Pastor CANCELLED After Refusing To Tell Grandmother to Boycott Family WeddingA case study in evangelical hard-heartedness
Feb 8
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Feb 8
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Inspire, Believe, Grow
Why The Contemporary Church Needs More TroublemakersRather than people dedicated to unchanging traditions.
Feb 8
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Feb 8
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Inspire, Believe, Grow
Five Church Sayings That Make it Seem Like It’s “Groundhog Day…” AGAIN!We just keep repeating these things on an endless loop…
Feb 2
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Feb 2
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Backyard Church
Pastor Who Plotted With Lover to KILL His Wife Starts New ChurchIs there EVER a point where pastors should consider a new career?
Jan 27
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Jan 27
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Inspire, Believe, Grow
Is it Fair For ALL Christians To Be Lumped Together With The Worst Extremes of Religion?“Guilty by association” in some people’s minds…
Jan 23
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Jan 23
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What Happens When Someone Expected to Have Faith Does Not?The Curious Story of the Heir, the Church and the Christian Faith.
Jan 20
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Jan 20
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“For God so loved The World That”… He (Didn’t) Give Us Donald TrumpTrump goes FULL ON “Messiah complex” Cult Leader
Jan 13
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Jan 13
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Has The Methodist Church in the UK Gone Completely “Woke”?Or is it simply Christlike love towards people?
Jan 11
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Jan 11
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