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Author ArchiveIran, Iraq, Hezballah, & The KingdomMany of you know Carl. But for those who don’t, he has his finger on the pulse of what is going on in the Middle East. God has used him to begin a movement of house churches in the several countries. His email today (see immediately below) helped put things into perspective for me. To dress up or not to dress up? That is the question…Dressing up for church has been a western tradition in the church for decades. It is interesting to note that the average believer has no idea that it wasn’t always this way. In fact, this tradition is a fairly recent development in Christian history. Not until the mid-1800’s did people start dressing up for church. That’s right - for the first 1800 years of church history worshippers wore street clothes to church. “Dressing up for church became a popular practice in the first half of the nineteenth century, first in England, then northern Europe and America, as a consequence of the industrial revolution and the emergence of the middle class. While care was historically given to cleanliness and solemnity on Sabbath days, dressing up for worship resulted, not from a theological teaching, but from the influence of Victorian culture on worshiping communities.” (1) If there is any simple step a church can make today to please our Lord more and to be in a better position to reach sinners, it is to do away with this man-made tradition of dressing up for church. This practice hinders us from reaching the modern culture we live in, promotes a compartmentalized view of spirituality, and alienates the poorer folks in our culture whom we are especially called to reach. Read more… Share your experience from Sunday…So just thought Id start this thread here for folks to reply and share thoughts or experiences or feedback from Sunday’s gathering. Here’s a few questions to spur some thinking on this: What was your favorite part of the gathering? Next Colorado House Church Gathering!Getting the word out — the next Colorado House Church Gathering will be (Lord willing) … 3-4pm - Hangin out, eating together Praying for the SaintsHow often to pray for other believers? What do we pray for other believers? A Modern Miracle!A Miracle is something only God could do, and I can confidently say I have been blessed to be a part of a very unique one. More K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple saints) training…This is a brief note that Michael Tummillo sent to all the folks on his mailing list and it is very simple yet very powerful, so I thought I would share it: Pics From Oct 20th Gathering!These pics were taken with a cell phone camera, so pretty basic. They are only thumbnails so as to make this whole page load easier… [...] Details on Oct. 20th Gathering!October 20th is the date for the upcoming Denver Gathering of house churches! For this first gathering we will be joining a network of house churches in Golden, CO who have been holding these types of gatherings for many moons now. We have perhaps a dozen different house churches in different locations around Denver (and along the front [...] |