Articles

When we speak of the Reformation we all think of Martin Luther, of justification by faith and
of the beginning of the Protestant Church.  What do we mean by “The Second Reformation”?  Luther
began a reformation of belief but not necessarily of structure, ie, of how we do church once we believe.
How we express church ultimately shows what we really believe!

• Special people, at a special time, in a special place doing special things for me while I watch.

I am used to being different from people whom I  connect with. In college I was the lone protestant getting a degree in Theology from a Roman Catholic/Charismatic university. I was one of two non-episcopalians getting a Masters degree from an Episcopal seminary. So being possibly the only mega-church staff member at a national conference for  house churches does not freak me out in the least. I am comfortable enough in my own skin and calling to know that God uses the differences to make a more perfect whole. That is evident at this conference in ways I never expected.

Note: This article is written by Guy Muse, a Southern Baptist Missionary serving in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador.

One of the issues continuing to resurface again and again in Baptist circles is the variance in interpretation of the baptism portion given in the Great Commission. Does baptismal authority rest with individual believers or with a local church congregation?

What was Jesus intent when he gave the Great Commission?

PDF file for the English version of article

Dear Nicolay,

Greetings, dear brother!   Let me continue my thoughts on change.  Here is something from David Olson, which caught my attention about how we need to change our behavior.  David is author of “The American Church in Crisis”. 

“If the world you live in is largely Christian, then you can focus on buildings and maintaining Christian institutions.  The needs of the insiders are very important, so focus on church membership, doctrine, and institutional maintenance.

Please send your photo to rostyslav.saliy@gmail.com . People can "see" every church "by face" in our gallery (Resources --> Gallery)

We have over one hundred articles available on our site, so if you are a new visitor, you may be overwhelmed. Where should you start? Here you will find some of our best articles that we have posted since the start of the site.
These articles will give you a good taste of the resources that are available here. Enjoy!

I was born in Ukraine in Mariupol city in 1975, in period of the Soviet Union. I had very various intereststs in my childhood. A couple of years I was interested in Biology, I even reared different animals at home. But in the age of 12 I took a great interest in Physics. I was very interested in the world structure and it's origin. I took part in different physics contests pretty successful. I was also interested in math. In the age of 14 I wrote a small research about the solution of differential equations. In general I was interested in everything that was logical, everything that slightly opened a curtain of mystery over how everything was organized. I almost didn't attend school in my last years, I had an individual schedule. I entered university on a physical faculty without any exams. I was interested in programming since my childhood. During my last years of school I was usually sitting at my mom's work and programed. At that time the most cool processor was 8086. When I was on my first year of University I wrote a valid debugger on Assembler. That was my first really big program.

Dear Nicolay,

It has been a long time since I heard from you.  I know that spring is such a busy time in Ukraine.  I remember fondly driving through all of Ukraine and watching the people planting their gardens.  I would often say, “Ukraine is one big garden”.

In one of your last emails you asked if we in America also faced similar problems as you do in Ukraine.

Did you forget your password? Good news-you are not the only one.

On the home page of the site, just click on the words " lost password ".

You will be taken to a page where you can enter your e-mail address, and the program will automatically send you the new password.

After you receive the authorization, there will be a new menu which you can use for changing your information (login name and password).

Did you forget your login name?

Contact with SimpleChurch website Administrator