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Wineskins Issues 2017

By Matt Dabbs

137 25th Anniversary (Vol 20, No 1 – January 2017)

• Celebrating 25 Years of Wineskins! By Matt Dabbs
• 2017, Rom 15:4-13 & A Plea for Unity (part 2): The Divider-in-Chief By Jason Locke
• 2017, Rom 15:4-13 & A Plea for Unity (part 3): Paul’s Fictional Turmoil By Jason Locke
• A Resolution Worth Keeping By Jeremy Houck
• The Wheels on the Bus By Les Ferguson Jr
• What is a Strong Woman? By Paula Harrington
• The Art of Empathy By Heather Holland Helton
• 2017, Rom 15:4-13 & A Plea for Unity (part 4): Welcome Each Other! By Jason Locke
• These Treacherous Times By Heather Holland Helton
• The Most Unpopular Teaching in the Bible By Bobby Valentine

138 Love Unconditional (Vol 20, No 2 – February 2017)

• Love Unconditional By Matt Dabbs
• Eyes to See – Developing Your Spiritual Eyesight By Matt Dabbs
• The Unconditional Love Challenge By Fred Peatross
• Benedict Judas – An Excerpt By Les Ferguson, Jr
• When “Don’t Judge Me” Seems Like a Cliche By Craig Cottongim
• I Will Go See “The Shack: The Movie” By John Mark Hicks
• ACU’s 2017 Ministers’ Salary Survey By Carson Reed
• Red and Yellow, Black and White By Heather Holland Helton
• Guest Writer – Kaitlin Hardy Shetler By Paula Harrington

139 Hospitality in a Strange Land (Vol 20, No 3 – March 2017)

• Fortress Hospitality By Matt Dabbs
• Lent, Lamentation, and Renewal: the Hurt of the World By Bobby Valentine
• Crucifixion as a Means to Hospitality By Matt Dabbs
• Disponible By Paula Harrington
• Settling In with the God Who is More by Lance Morgan
• Wonder of Amazement By Jim Woodell
• March 2017 E-news from the Siburt Institute By Carson Reed

140 Swinging Pendulums (Vol 20, No 4 – April 2017)

• The Pendulum Just Keeps Swinging By Matt Dabbs
• Bivocational Ministers: Are they some sort of step-brother preacher? By Craig Cottongim
• God Creed, Jesus Creed: Center and Circumference of Christian Faith By Bobby Valentine
• Back to the Basics By Matt Dabbs
• Worn Out and Running By Scott Johnson
• Why I Am a Chaplain: The Urgency of the Moment By Heather Holland Helton

141 Ministering to Ministers: Taking Care of the Caretakers (Vol 20, No 5 – May 2017)

• Ministering to Ministers: Taking Care of the Caretakers By Matt Dabbs
• Ancient Scripture, Future Church: The Choices We Make and the God We Serve By Alyssa Johnson
• Coming Clean About our Brokenness By Lance Morgan
• The Lens of Unworthiness By Heather Holland Helton
• New Research on the Health of Church of Christ Ministers By Matt Dabbs
  • Health of Church of Christ Ministers 2017 – Physical and Mental Health By Matt Dabbs
  • Health of Church of Christ Ministers 2017 – Family, Ministerial and Spiritual By Matt Dabbs
  • Profile of Ministers Who Have a Healthy Relationship With God By Matt Dabbs
• May 2017 E-news from the Siburt Institute By Carson Reed

142 Intergenerational Connection (Vol 20, No 6 – June 2017)

• Intergenerational Connection By Matt Dabbs
• ACU Press at ACU Summit 2017 By Alyssa Johnson
• Prayers for Jay Guin and Family By Matt Dabbs
• The Reason Why We Tried to Bring People to Jesus Through Paul By Matt Dabbs
• Age Segretation and Integration – Both/And By Matt Dabbs
• The Passing of Jay Guin By Matt Dabbs
• Who Must Build the Bridge? The Older or the Younger? By Matt Dabbs

143 Fearful or Fearless? (Vol 20, No 7 – July 2017)

• Fearful or Fearless? By Matt Dabbs
• Combating Fear with the Parabolic Power of Disruption By Jason Locke
• ACU Summit Speakers By Alyssa Johnson
• Pharisaical Phear By Matt Dabbs
• July 2017 E-news from the Siburt Institute By Carson Reed
• “In Slavery by Their Fear of Death” By Matt Dabbs

144 The Church-Jesus Disconnect (Vol 20, No 8, August 2017)

• The Church-Jesus Disconnect By Matt Dabbs
• Noise: The Injection of Negativism By Heather Holland Helton
• Engaging in Holy Scandal By Matt Dabbs
• Racial Tension and the Need for Freedom and Obligation By Matt Dabbs
• The Engine of Grace By Heather Holland Helton
• The Genetic Flaw That is Killing My People By Patrick Mead
• Diagnosing Someone Who is Not Your Patient By Matt Dabbs
• Heart String By Heather Holland Helton
• August 2017 E-news from the Siburt Institute By Carson Reed
• Your Sins are Forgiven By Tim Archer

145 Left-Brained Church in a Right-Brained World (Vol 20, No 9, September 2017)

• Adding a Touch of Creativity By Matt Dabbs
• Jesus in 4D: The Jesus We Miss By Bobby Valentine
• Introducing Our Newest Featured Author: Heather Heflin Hodges By Matt Dabbs
• A Renaissance of the Arts for Churches of Christ By Heather Heflin Hodges
• Inviting the Arts Back to Church by Tim Archer
• Where are the Artists? By Heather Heflin Hodges
• Imagination By Matt Dabbs
• What Do We Know of Holy? by Paula Harrington
• Pray Like You Breathe: Exploring the Practice of Breath Prayer By Houston Heflin
• The Gospel in a Word is “Love” By Bobby Valentine
• Next Action Steps to Redeem the Arts in Worship By Heather Heflin Hodges
• The Arts and Broadening the Christian Dialog By Fred Peatross
• September 2017 E-news from the Siburt Institute by Carson Reed

146 One Message to Share (Vol 20, No 10, October 2017)

• October Theme: One Message to Share By Matt Dabbs
• The term “Pastor” is not just for October By Craig Cottongim
• Knowing and Loving God By Matt Dabbs
• Battle Leadership – Jesus and His Disciples By Matt Dabbs
• Love: The First, the Last, the Only Word By Bobby Valentine
• People Don’t Want to Be Saved By Jeremy Houck
• One Word for the Church: Mission By Jason Locke
• If I Only Had One Message to Share By Jim Woodell

147 Trauma (Vol 20, No 11, November 2017)

• Trauma By Matt Dabbs
• What the Birds Know By Heather Holland Helton
• Riding Shotgun with Faith **Where is God?** By Heather Holland Helton
• Congregational Gravity and Ministerial Escape Velocity By Matt Dabbs
• Listening to Lamentations: Making Space for Silence By Kyle Sapp
• Scar Stories, Memory and the Stories We Tell Ourselves By Matt Dabbs
• Come, Emmanuel By D.J. Bulls
• Rachel, Mary and the Lament of the World By Bobby Valentine

148 Three Gifts We Bring (Vol 20, No 12, December 2017)

• Three Gifts We Bring By Matt Dabbs
• Come, Emmanuel! (#2) By D.J. Bulls
• Where is the Danger? By Patrick Mead
• The Gymnastic Flying Preacher? By Les Ferguson, Jr
• A Doctrinal Christmas? Two Theological Gifts of Christmas By Bobby Valentine
• Reggie McNeal to Address Kingdom Leadership At ElderLink Dallas By Carson Reed
• Law of Love…Gospel of Peace By D.J. Bulls
• It Happened Again! By D.J. Bulls