Dying Church

Boasting in weakness

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” From Common Grounds Online: We are scared to death to boast in our weakness because it violates culture (best foot forward, turn your good

Thomas à Kempis on Following Jesus

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” Thomas à Kempis writes: Jesus has many who love his kingdom in heaven, but few who bear his cross. He has many who desire

What the church really needs

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” Dallas Willard writes: Now, some ight be shocked to hear that what the “church” — the disciples gathered — really needs is not more people, more

A mirror of the broader culture and its values

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” Larry Chouinard writes: When our way of life and communal gatherings become a mirror of the broader culture and its values, our alternative witness