Churches Without Chests
Ten Mangled Words – “Authentic”
Few words roll off the modern tongue as readily or as frequently as the family…
Christians and Critical Judgements
Most Christians are happy to accept the authority of expert opinion. What is instructive to…
Authority, Soul Competence and Vocation
David de Bruyn
July 11, 2017
Soul competence and the priesthood of the believer are two sides of one doctrine that…
You Elitist, You
David de Bruyn
July 6, 2017
Since this series has dealt with “mangled” words such as tolerance, freedom, and authority, I…
Identifying Authorities
Within the avalanche of information coming at us, how do we identify true authorities in…
Who Made You the Authority?
The explosion of information on the web has made the idea of authoritative information almost…
Authority and Authoritarianism
When authority is usually discussed, about three sentences later, the word authoritarian will make its entrance.…
Pastors – Become Literate in Christian Culture
David de Bruyn
April 19, 2017
When the topic of music and worship comes up, a favourite slap-down argument against thoughtful…
Authority – Its Origin
The English words authority and author come from the same Latin root, auctor – an…
Ten Mangled Words – “Authority” (1)
The popular consciousness has knee-jerk reflexes when it comes to authority. Play the word-association game…
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