Tuesday Briefs

It’s been a busy few months around Casa de Blundell!

We’re both heading back to work after an extended weekend (3 days for Jonathan – 5 days for Laurie!) so I thought it might be time for another brief.
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The biggest struggle currently facing Christianity

Bainbridge Island Church
Bainbridge Island Church | Photo by Jonathan Blundell

I posed this question to a number of friends via e-mail last week:

What do you see as the biggest struggle or issue currently facing Christianity?

and asked them all to give a response under 100 words.

There’s a great variety of opinions and I think each one has made a very valid point.
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Creating a culture of adoption in the church

“We need the church.”

“In order for the church to be effective to this ministry and this calling… They’re going to have to be a healing culture. They’re going to have to be a forgiving culture. They’re going to have to a faith that is renewed daily.”
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11 things I love about the institutional church

I put out a call for blog ideas Sunday night on Twitter and received an interesting idea from my dear friend Theresa Seeber (@theresaseeber)

Hmm, I think loving people who are difficult to love. Or the positives of the institution.

Two great ideas! I feel like I’ve written a lot about first idea but the second idea is something I don’t ever recall writing about.
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