Samuel Freney

Christian. Editor for Matthias Media. PhD Student. Nerd. Pastor. Coffee-snob. Jazz muso. Longboarder. Frisbee player. Programmer. Apprentice unicyclist.

Keep on welcoming

  • Samuel Freney
  • 24 August 2015

After being in paid ministry for over a decade, I recently joined a church where I have no position, title, or responsibility beyond that of any other new member. Let me tell you, it’s an eye-opening experience of how churches operate.

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Get behind me, pragmatism!

  • Samuel Freney
  • 12 June 2015

It was the week following the videos coming out of the beheading of 21 Christians by ISIS, which made our discussion about Jesus saying to turn the other cheek pretty tough to wholeheartedly embrace. It’s a difficult demand, and you’ll find there’s plenty more in the New Testament about not taking up arms and solving problems with violence, but rather living as part of the kingdom that is not of this world.

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