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The Rev. Chris Thomas
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Fairview Heights Northside Baptist Church, Anniston, AL
The Rev. Chris Thomas serves as the pastor of Fairview Heights Northside Baptist Church in Anniston, AL.
He graduated from the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in 2009 (M.Div.) and Samford University in 2006 (B.A. in Religion).
He enjoys traveling with his wife, reading Southern fiction (particularly Flannery O'Connor), studying the history and current trends in homiletics, and walking alongside others on the shared journey of faith.
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Inclusive Exclusiveness
The Rev. Chris Thomas (CBF)Doors. Have you ever given any thought to how many doors you walk through in a given day? It's likely you walked through several doors inside your home this morning, only to walk out the door to get into your car or on the bus (through a door). I counted the other day, and, not including cabinets, we have thirteen doors in our home (and our house isn't very big): thirteen doors, three of which are exterior doors.
Have you ever given any thought to what a door actually does? I suppose we're so used to them being there, so used to them opening at the turn of a key and the twist of a knob, but doors are actually quite vital to our current, comfortable way of life. You see, doors keep things out, things we don't want inside with us. Imagine if your home didn't have a door-just an opening; you'd likely wake up in the morning with squirrels in the pantry, mosquitoes swarming the bathroom, and neighborhood dogs digging through your trash in the kitchen. If your home didn't have a door it would be vulnerable to thieves and criminals when you're away. Doors also keep out the weather; they allow us to change the temperature and humidity inside our homes and keep them where we want them. Doors keep out the wind and the rain, the cold and the heat. Inside our homes, doors even keep curious dogs with a chewing habit out of our closets! Doors are vital in preserving our way of life, our comfort, because they keep things outside that don't belong inside.
The Church Needs Women...in Leadership
The Rev. Chris Thomas (CBF)So it's been popular lately for certain evangelical "celebrities" to go on the offensive with their so-called "masculine" approach to Christianity. They claim that God intended the Church to have a "masculine feel." They claim that Scripture clearly teaches that men-and only men-should hold positions of leadership within the Church, that wives should submit to their husbands, and those men should submit to the men who lead their congregations (often without question), and then those men are ultimately submissive to God (who is of course the biggest man, who can bench press two city buses while chewing tobacco and kicking someone's @$$ with his tatted leg).
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