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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Why Complete Religious Freedom is Essential to our Future

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In a few hours, I'll be checking out of the office and spending the month of May trying to finish two new books for publication in the...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

So What's It Like to Minister Here? Ask a Pastor's Wife!

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If you want to know theology, ask a Pastor.  If you want to know culture, ask a pastor's wife! While that mantra may not be universa...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Laying Waste to "Time-Wasters."

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While I don't normally write about the specifics of administrative matters, I want to talk a bit this week about making the most of a ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Can Complementarian Fathers Raise Strong Women? What I'm Teaching My Daughter

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I believe the Scriptures teach that in the marriage relationship, wives should submit themselves to the leadership of their husbands, as h...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Future of Pastoral Ministry: Are we Really Up to This?

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I spent this morning with a colleague working on the contours of a potential Doctor of Ministry program for Maryland pastors, and among ot...
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Friday, March 15, 2013

Rise Up Church! The Battle Against Modern-Day Slavery

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The down-side of popular legislation in the United States is that, after its passed, too many Americans believe the law by itself took car...
Thursday, March 07, 2013

Send the Whole Body; Change the Whole World, Starting with You!

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I'm grateful to serve a network of churches that believes our calling is global as well as local.  For many decades in my denomination...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Tim Tebow and the Irony of Gnats and Camels

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On the surface, the narrative seems simple and clear.  A church that has faithfully proclaimed the Gospel for many decades is taken to t...
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Dr. Joel Rainey is an imperfect, but growing follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Amy, father of three, and Lead Pastor at Covenant Church, Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He serves on the adjunct faculty of two seminaries, and the author of three books.
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