tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612070267385431010.post67111856429157085..comments2023-10-12T04:35:07.994-07:00Comments on Well-Meaning Gentlemen With Different Ideas: I Go To The No Name Churchhymns that preachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456829104120421972noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612070267385431010.post-43438443652191120522013-09-02T15:23:31.516-07:002013-09-02T15:23:31.516-07:00Cool. Signs are expensive, they come in handy. I a...Cool. Signs are expensive, they come in handy. I agree, I don't advocate change of biblical philospohy or doctrine either, with you on that one.<br /><br />What I despise most is when being ashamed of being baptist is the motivation. Gregg Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413691313803396844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612070267385431010.post-40060295623679575032013-09-01T22:14:26.334-07:002013-09-01T22:14:26.334-07:00Gregg, I don't normally get overly worked up o...Gregg, I don't normally get overly worked up over a church's choice of a name. The premise of my post is that when a church is deliberately non-descript or indefinite, strangers are left to discover what the church is.<br /><br />The reason I wrote it is because a baptist church I attended for many years just changed its name and dropped the denominational designation. That gives reasonhymns that preachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456829104120421972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612070267385431010.post-49946726262012009272013-09-01T21:08:16.333-07:002013-09-01T21:08:16.333-07:00Would you be in favor or be critical of my choice ...Would you be in favor or be critical of my choice for a new church plant, Westside Chapel, A Particular Baptist Church? No controversy here just interested in your opinion.Gregg Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413691313803396844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612070267385431010.post-30196400259252628142013-08-15T07:34:37.977-07:002013-08-15T07:34:37.977-07:00Pumice. Dropping the name "Church" is g...Pumice. Dropping the name "Church" is going to be one of my next blog topics. I think you're right about God not being pleased.<br />hymns that preachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456829104120421972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612070267385431010.post-8022939231868875262013-08-15T07:16:21.769-07:002013-08-15T07:16:21.769-07:00Part of the issue is the church taking on the trap...Part of the issue is the church taking on the trappings of our current culture instead of being salt and light. The current generation likes to think of themselves as independent and free standing. They don't want to be tied down to anything that limits their liberty. <br /><br />Have you noticed that they are also dropping the word "church" from their public peroona? Not they Pumicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226427953642942426noreply@blogger.com