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1 week ago | 
churchleaders.com | Jessica L Lea |Aimee Byrd
Dr. Bryan Chapell, who leads the administrative committee of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), has published a new apology after he came under fire for revealing during a recent podcast a list of names of people he called “scandalizers.”In his apology, Chapell said he will submit a request for retirement to “the upcoming called meeting of the Administrative Committee.” Below Chapell’s apology, committee Chairman Danny McDaniel said the committee has received Chapell’s request.
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1 month ago | 
bethallisonbarr.substack.com | Aimee Byrd |Beth Allison Barr |Peter Enns
I will never stop crying about the final story I tell in Becoming the Pastor’s Wife. It is the story we used to frame our All The Buried Women podcast miniseries, too. It encapsulates why I am doing this work. It is for the women like Maria who have been forgotten by the history of our churches; the women whose voices have been taken away by our theologies and practices that privilege male power at the cost of women. Thank you, Savannah Locke, for helping me tell these stories.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
faithtalk970.com | Todd Pruitt |. Todd |Aimee Byrd
There is a great misunderstanding in churches of the purpose of music in Christian worship.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
kfax.com | Todd Pruitt |. Todd |Aimee Byrd
There is a great misunderstanding in churches of the purpose of music in Christian worship.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
englewoodreview.org | Aimee Byrd |C. Christopher Smith
(Most Kindle ebooks in this sale are $3.99 or less!)*** Love Ebook Bargains?
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
scotmcknight.substack.com | Aimee Byrd |Scot McKnight
Reposted with Aimee Byrd’s permission. (Thanks Aimee.)I remember well when it hit me—that Jesus was completely missing. I felt the darkness. Matt and I just returned to the car after attending a regional meeting full of church officers in what is now our former denomination. We watched pastors and elders wearing their authority like costumes, parading around as if they were lawyers, debating the Book of Church Order, deciding the fate of my church leaders.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
scotmcknight.substack.com | Aimee Byrd |Scot McKnight
By Aimee Byrd, used with permissionHave you ever been unable to enjoy a favorite food anymore because you vomited after having it once? The food may have had nothing to do with the sickness. It’s that whole correlation doesn’t equal causation thing—the food is now so associated with the nastiness of the encounter. You tasted it the second time, and now know of its ability to turn in your guts, haunt you by its presence, sour, work against your digestive flow, and stink.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
booksataglance.com | Aimee Byrd |Eugene Ho
DID ADAM EXIST?, by Vern Poythress (Christian Answers to Hard Questions series) Brief Book Notice by Fred Zaspel On several occasions here I have mentioned my appreciation for P&R’s excellent Christian Answers to Hard Questions series (see here, here, here, here, here, and here). It is a series of booklets treating…
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
commongoodmag.com | Aimee Byrd
Many of us grow up in the church and still don't know what healthy discipleship is supposed to look like. Does discipleship mean serving in the important church programs? Knowing the right theology? Having the perfect family and the right friends? Living a moral life? Having it all together? Defeating our besetting sins? Becoming a leader? These are all tempting ways to try to succeed in the Christian life because we can deceive ourselves into thinking they are measurable.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
outreachmagazine.com | Aimee Byrd
Why do so many go through the motions of church life, often falling short of entering and living in the world of new life in Christ with all our senses? Why do we struggle to be known? Shame isn’t only something we experience from others. We are pretty good at shaming ourselves. Shame tells a tale about your value.
