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October 02, 2006

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Underground Church?

Brother Maynard posted this interesting question : It’s not disputed that the growth of the church in China has been explosive… but how do we know that the cause for this is the oft-assumed environment of persecution, and not significantly due to the decentralized underground structure of the church in China? If the church in the west voluntarily decentralized and went ‘underground,’ what would happen? I think he raises a very significant question. The underground / housechurch movement is so significantly different than what most of traditional north american "church" experience is. I think many people are more tied into church structure (of whatever kind) than into a) following Jesus, and, b) seeing God's kingdom built.

moving up in the world

Literally. We are moving up in the world. From on the ground in Orillia to the 7th floor in Guelph Orillia Guelph We are feeling very blessed . Our house in Orillia has sold. We have bought a 7th floor condo in Guelph. We are feeling very thankful for all who have reached out to us with kind words and who have prayed for us during this journey. We are feeling a little overwhelmed … a zillion things to do: people to see; addresses to change; appointments to make; and stuff to sell, give away, pack. We are feeling sad . This has been our home for almost 18 years. We have loved our home, our OCC church family, and the city of Orillia. We are feeling uncertain . This is new. Moving to a new city, a new environment. Janice has lived in an apartment before; I lived in one for one year during university. The building we are moving to seems very friendly – every time we have gone to look at a unit, people have greeted us. This is all new fo...

Homilophobia

Darryl Dash , pastor at Richview Baptist asks the question: Do you get nauseous when listening to a sermon? It may be caused by a troubling medical condition called homilophobia or fear of sermons: Known by a number of names - Homilophobia and Fear of Sermons being the most common - the problem often significantly impacts the quality of life. It can cause panic attacks and keep people apart from loved ones and business associates. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and overall feelings of dread, although everyone experiences homilophobia in their own way and may have different symptoms. I recognize this in many people. It explains the people who run out screaming when I start to preach. Happens every Sunday. To add insult to an already distressing condition, most homilophobia therapies take months or years and sometimes even require the patient to be exposed repeatedly to their fear [sermons]. We believe that not on...

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