Wineskins Archive

84 Incarnation – Living Christ (Vol. 15, No. 1 – January, 2012)
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• Incarnation Issue Re-Incarnates New Wineskins By Keith Brenton
• When God Became a Man By Edward Fudge
• Football, Faith and John 3:16 By Barna Group
• What People Experience in Churches By Barna Group
• Treasures of the Heart By Gary Holloway
• Grace By Anonymous
• A Conversation With John Dobbs By Fred Peatross
• Naming Names By Adam Gonnerman
• Converting From Christianity to Christ By Brian Mashburn
• Amor Non Tenet Ordinam By Nick Gill
• Book Review: Happily Ever After By Phil Huber
• The Message of the Table: Preface By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Creating and Sustaining Life By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: A Husband, A Bride and A Garden By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: A Pleasing Sacrifice By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: An Accounting for Life Taken By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Bread, Wine and a King-Priest of Peace By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: A Substitute Sacrifice By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Losing it all; Receiving it Back By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Wrestling with the Inevitable God By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Grain and Bread; Wine and Cup By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: A Prophet Like Moses By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Going Where Others Could Not By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Witnessed  By Women By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Strength to Shear the Gates By Keith Brenton
• Have You Seen Jesus Lately? By Royce Ogle
• N.T. Wright on History and the Virgin Birth By Edward Fudge
• What the Incarnation of Christ Teaches Us and Does To Us By Matt Dabbs
• Incarnational Living By Rex Butts
• Baptizing the American Dream By Scott Simpson
• My Views on Christmas and Why They  Changed By Paula Harrington
• Book Review: Growing Up Church of Christ By Paula Harrington

85 Fellowship: Who Decides? (Vol. 15, No. 2 – February, 2012)
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• The Fellowship of the Saints By Keith Brenton
• Fellowship? What Do You Mean By That? By Keith Brenton
• Christian Unity: What is Your Litmus Test By Royce Ogle
• Drawing Lines of Fellowship by Al Maxey
• Jerseys and Who “Us” Is By Jonathan Storment
• Chairs of Fellowship By Rick Atchley
• Christianity: Who’s In and Who’s Out? By Brian Mashburn
• Tears By Anonymous
• What is an Acceptable Baptism? By Jay Guin
• Circle of Fire: Barton Stone and Spiritual Model of Unity By Gary Holloway
• Book Review: Jesus and Non-Violence By Adam Gonnerman
• Cremation: Is It Ok? By Edward Fudge
• Remembering Daddy By Edward Fudge
• Bound or Centered By Scott Simpson
• Big Church: Don’t Drift By John Alan Turner
• Circle of Fire: Barton Stone and the Spiritual Model of Unity By Gary Holloway
• Fellowship and Judgment By Keith Brenton
• Columbanus and the Samaritan By Nick Gill
• How Pastors Plan to Improve Their Churches By Barna Group
• Big “S” Heaven By Carmen Beaubeaux
• Book Review: Jesus and Non-Violence By Adam Gonnerman

86 Whoever Eats …(Vol. 15, No. 3 – March, 2012)
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• Serving John 6 at the Table By Keith Brenton
• Consuming Christ By Al Maxey
• Jesus Should Have Known Better By Nick Gill
• Eat Flesh and Drink Blood By Royce Ogle
• Book Review: I’m a Fan of “Not a Fan” By Marian Amo
• Movie Review: Higher Ground By Mike Cope
• Eat Flesh and Drink Blood By Royce Ogle
• How I Overcame My Eating Disorder In Seven Courses By Scott Simpson
• Thoughts About Eating Flesh and Drinking Blood By Don Middleton
• A Conversation With Don McLaughlin By Fred Peatross
• Consuming Christ: Another View By Brian Mashburn

87 What Is Your Cross? (Vol. 15, No. 4 – April, 2012)
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• Gladly The Cross I’d Bear By Keith Brenton
• Dying for Jesus By Royce Ogle
• My Self-Centered Attempt at Following Christ By Mark Edward Wylie
• My Cross, My Thirst By Jennifer Gerhardt
• Video on the New Wineskins Site (Rick Atchley Chairs of Fellowship) By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Shepherd and the Table By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Submissive King By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Kinsman Redeemer By Keith Brenton
• The Foolishness of Believing By Rex Butts
• Book Review: Why They Left – Listening to those who left Churches of Christ By Jesse Mullins
• My Paradox to Bear By Scott Simpson

88 Why I Left / Why I Stay (Vol. 15, No. 5 – May, 2012)
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• Should I Stay or Should I Go? By Keith Brenton
• Right Ladder, Wrong Wall By Al Maxey
• A Conversation With Frank Viola By Fred Peatross
• Why I’m Still Here By Nick Gill
• Good Reasons for Being Baptized By Edward Fudge
• Why I Stay in Church By Sean Palmer
• Passion-Spirituality and Church By Fred Peatross
• The Message of the Table: Betrayal Over Bread and Wine By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Seed Must Die, The Grain Must Grow By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: A Kiss for the Son By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: It is Accomplished By Keith Brenton
• Book Review: Megan’s Secrets By Matt Dabbs
• Coming and Going By Joshua Jeffery
• Why I’m a Member of Churches of Christ By Jason Jarvis
• Why I Still Belong to the Church of Christ Tradition By Josh Graves
• Serving in the Lord’s Army By Royce Ogle
• I Tried to Stay… By Tim Alexander
• Church of Christer on the Canterbury Trail By Michael Brown
• Why I Stay with the Church of Christ By James Wood
• Leaving Church By Jeremy Paden
• Why I’m (Still) A Member of the Church of Christ By Adam Metz
• Beyond Belief – Literary Roller Coaster By Andrew Tuttle
• The Voice: Translation True to Christ By Edward Fudge
• Keener On Miracles By Edward Fudge
• An Extraordinary Woman By Sara Fudge
• Why I Left: Questions, Questions… By Scott Simpson
• Joining the Chorus By Greg England
• A New Frontier for a Church Birthed By Pioneers By Shawn Duncan
• New Book for Mothers…And Anyone Who Ever Had One By Edward Fudge
• New Books Across My Desk By Edward Fudge
• Individuals, Not an Institution – Part 1 By Edward Fudge
• Individuals, Not an Institution – Part 2 By Edward Fudge
• Individuals, Not an Institution – Part 3 By Edward Fudge
• Individuals, Not an Institution – Part 4 By Edward Fudge
• Individuals, Not an Institution – Final Thoughts By Edward Fudge
• First Century Mark Gospel? By Edward Fudge
• Left Behind? Yes! By Edward Fudge
• The Gospels Gaining Respect By Edward Fudge
• Assurances and Warnings By Edward Fudge
• So Many Teachers By Edward Fudge

89 Immersed in His Life (Vol. 15, No. 6 – June, 2012)
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• Saved Through Water By Keith Brenton
• Immersed By One Spirit By Al Maxey
• Baptism – Who, What and When? By Royce Ogle
• Faith and Baptism – Important But Different By Edward Fudge
• Why I Believe Baptism is Essential By John Alan Turner
• Why I Hope My Kids Don’t “Get Baptized” By Paula Harrington
• The Message of the Table: Eat This Scroll By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Prophesy of Sacrifice By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Servant Who Suffers By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Resurrection and the Life By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Starving for Salvation By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Ministry of Power By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Bread of Life By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Wisdom Over Darkness By Keith Brenton
• Repentance and Baptism…and the Jesus Movement By Rex Butts
• The End of a Debate By Alexander Basnar
• A Rock and a Hard Place by Scott Simpson
• Tentmaking with Concrete By Craig Cottongim
• Invitations By Rhesa Higgins
• Immersion By Roger Stewart
• Post Mortem By Jennifer Gerhardt
• Book Review: Kisses from Katie By Adam Gonnerman
• Short Story: Jack the Baptizer By Steve Leavell
• Under the Cloud, Passing Through the Sea By Josiah Tilton
• Book Review: Hell – A Final Word By Royce Ogle
• Bible Baptism By Chris Gerber

90 Unity of the Spirit (Vol. 15, No. 7 – July, 2012)
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• Do We Really Need Them? By Keith Brenton
• The Beauty of Brotherly Unity By Al Maxey
• The Message of the Table: What is Revealed at the Banquet By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Eat This Scroll By Keith Brenton
• The Secret of Christian Unity by Royce Ogle
• It’s Not Our Unity By James Wood
• What Do I Stand For? By Adam Metz
• An Interview With Doug Foster By Joshua Jeffery
• Shortcomings When We Resist Unity By Craig Cottongim
• Intimate Stranger By Scott Simpson
• Poem: The Spirit Comes By Ruth Naylor

91 Beyond the Institutional (Vol. 15, No. 8 – August, 2012)
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• Institutional Idol By Keith Brenton
• Soaring Beyond Our Shibboleths By Al Maxey
• Appearance or Substance By Scott Simpson
• Outside-in, Inside-out: Growing My Faith by Passing Through the Institutional Church By Craig Cottongim
• Theological Differences Between the Established Church and the Missional Church By Fred Peatross
• The Message of the Table: Bread Alone and Wine Together By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Missing After Passover By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Bread is Given By Keith Brenton
• Institutional Church By Jonathan Storment
• Institutional Or Organic? Or Both? By Matt Dabbs
• The Write Side of the Church By D.V. “Doc” Adams
• Both/And: How Institutional & Non-Institutional Christians Need Each Other By James Wood
• A Poem: Remnant Theology By Scott Simpson
• Another Conversation With Jim Henderson By Fred Peatross
• Known By Paula Harrington
• Measuring My Life By Phil Huber

92 The Ministry of Reconciliation (Vol. 15, No. 9 – September, 2012)
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• The Two-Fold Ministry By Keith Brenton
• Reconciling Roses By Al Maxey
• The Ministry of Reconciliation Still Matters By Rex Butts
• The Wound That Wants to Be Whole By Angela Brenton
• Is Ecumenical A Bad Word? By Gary Holloway
• The Message of the Table: Served By A Sinner By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Dinner at Matthew’s House By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Five Thousand and Four Thousand By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Bread of Heaven By Keith Brenton
• Ignore the Fine Print By Scott Simpson
• Equipping for the Ministry of Reconciliation By Craig Cottongim
• Missing The Point By Sean Palmer
• Book Review: A Still & Quiet Soul By Paula Harrington

93 God’s Choice / Our Choice (Vol. 15, No. 10 – October , 2012)
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• Choose You This Day By Keith Brenton
• Chaplain at an Execution By Al Maxey
• Election Under God By Edward Fudge
• Pro-Choice God By Scott Simpson
• The Message of the Table: The Lord’s Supper By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Washing Feet By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Mary, an Anointing and Resurrection By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Setting Things Right By Keith Brenton
• Book Review: Hurting With God By Sandy Brown Lowe
• God’s Choice — Our Choice By Royce Ogle
• How Much Help Does God Need Electing Our Next President? By Craig Cottongim
• It’s Your Choice By James Wood
• Free Will As A Reflection of God By Neal Whitlow
• The Choice to Not Vote By Joshua Jeffery
• Consumer Choices By Liz Jakimow
• God’s Choice (Isn’t) Always Our Choice By Roger Stewart
• Vote Like a Christian By Justin Simmons
• Poem: A God of Guts By Ruth Naylor
• Poem: We Must Pray By Cindy Evans

94 Thanks by Giving (Vol. 15, No. 11 – November, 2012)
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• Gratitude and Generosity By Keith Brenton
• Thankful Enough By Wes Woodell
• A Spirit of Thanks-living By Al Maxey
• The Message of the Table: The Body Transformed By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Table of Two Crossbeams By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: The Passover Meal By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Hoc Est Corpus By Keith Brenton
• Being Grateful When Things Aren’t Great By Matt Dabbs
• (Thanks) Giving Weighs Less By Mark Wylie
• A Turbulent Year and What I am Really Thankful For By Mitchell Roush
• Shifting the Focus of Our Prayer By Craig Cottongim
• Thankfulness Isn’t Helpful By Scott Simpson
• Being Thankful for Fleas By Roger Stewart

95 A Scattered Eschatology (Vol. 15, No. 12 – December, 2012)
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• Coming and Second Coming By Keith Brenton
• The Feast of Heaven By Keith Brenton
• Eschatology in the Stone-Campbell Movement: A Brief History By Joshua Jeffrey
• The Message of the Table: Discerning the Body By Keith Brenton
• In My Father’s House By Al Maxey
• The Eschaton: A Catalyst for Connecting Faith and Science in the End by Craig Cottongim
• Practicing Waiting: Advent, Loss and a Better Christmas By Jennifer Gerhardt
• The Verse Where I Once Lost My Faith By Keith Brenton
• The Great Escape By Scott Simpson
• Jesus is Coming Soon by Royce Ogle
• Something Is Missing: Black Friday By Jonathan Storment
• And Then The End Will Come By Andrew Tuttle
• The Message of the Table: Resuscitation Before the Table By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Breaking Bread By Keith Brenton
• The Message of the Table: Recognized in the Bread By Keith Brenton
• My Advent Story By Rex Butts
• The Spirit’s Presence in Creation As We Wait For God’s Future By Liz Jakimow
• The Epic of Redemption by Jarrod Longbons