[This short series of three posts are excerpts from my book A Spirit for the Rest of Us. I am convinced that churches of Christ must rethink our understanding of and interaction with the Holy Spirit. Without a vibrant relationship with a living, indwelling Spirit, we are left with little more than our Bibles and [...]
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Spirit Seminar: Teague, TX; Sunday
Thursday, December 31st, 2009 | No CommentsSunday morning, I headed out early (5:45am) to find a place to drink coffee and prepare myself for the final sessions of the seminar. I’ve both attended and led seminars that failed to finish strong and did not want to perpetrate yet another fizzle on the Teague church. Two sessions remained: one on some practical [...]
Spirit Seminar: Teague, TX; Saturday
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 | No CommentsSaturday morning began—as any Saturday gathering of God’s people should—with coffee, donuts, and fellowship. We moved into the day slowly by looking at two churches found in the New Testament: the church at Laodicea (a luke-warm, Spirit-oblivious church) and the church at Corinth (a whirling-dervish, Spirit-obsessed church). I told the Teague congregation that I’m not [...]
Spirit Seminar: Teague, TX; Friday Night
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 | No CommentsThe Teague Church of Christ was kind enough to invite me down to do a seminar on A Spirit for the Rest of Us. Benjamin Neely, who is the minister with the Teague Church, extended the invitation and made all the arrangements. Julie (who is rarely able to come with me on these seminar weekends) [...]
