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Top Ten Imperfect Disciple Posts of All-Time

By Clark Goble | July 5, 2011

Just for the heck of it, I thought it would be fun to list the top ten Imperfect Disciple posts of all-time in terms of views. These certainly aren’t my top ten favorite posts, but you can’t argue with the amount of clicks they get. Here we go:

10. The Jennifer Knapp DilemmaTodd’s thoughts concerning music artist Jennifer Knapp’s announcement she is a lesbian.

9. Holier Than ThouDo you exhibit a holier than thou attitude?

8. Lessons from Habakkuk: Part 1I can’t explain how happy it makes me that a strait-up Bible study made the list. I suppose I should complete the series sometime.

7. In the Line of Fire: Should Women Act as Pastors in the ChurchThis is probably the most controversial post I have written. In fact, one reader trashed me pretty hard over it … he removed his comment after I approved it and then responded; however, my response is still in the comments.

6. Solomon’s Slow Descent into SinHow could the wisest man alive turn his back on God?

5. What if There Were No Heaven?How many people would believe in God if there were no promise of Heaven?

4. The Problem With PantheismIn its broadest sense, Pantheism is the view that everything is God. I have a problem with that.

3. A Study of the Davidic Covenant: A Study of 2 Samuel 7:1-17A look at the covenant God made with David.

2. Analysis of Psalm 37A look at the structure, history, and purpose of Psalm 37.

1. Is Exodus 22:18 a Command for Christians to Kill Witches?Far and away this is the most read post in the history of the Imperfect Disciples.

If I’m being honest, I don’t know what has separated these posts from the pack. I’m terrible at predicting what posts will be received well and which will get no attention at all. I am flattered, however, that these posts have been read as many times as they have.

If you haven’t read them … I invite you to check them out and let me know what you think.

 

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Some Slight Remodeling

By Clark Goble | February 13, 2011

Frequent visitors to this site will notice that there has been some slight remodeling. In the past, I have maintained two sites … my nonfiction commentary and Christian musings were located here on The Imperfect Disciples with a focus on discipleship. All other writing was linked to from ClarkDGoble.com – in essence, I suppose I have merged these two sites. I did this for a couple of reasons. First, I am a Christian writer. Although I enjoy dabbling in a variety of genres everything I write is Christian – because I am a Christian. I write nothing that I would consider secular in nature and even when writing something such as horror or fantasy fiction I am writing to reveal God’s truth or to edify my fellow believer – thus, I saw no reason to continue with separate sites. Secondly, visitors to The Imperfect Disciples often mistake me for a pastor and I wanted to make it clear that I do not serve in that capacity – I am primarily a writer. While it is true that I am currently pursuing my Masters degree in Biblical Theology I am not a pastor. I am blessed to serve in my home church as an adult Bible study teacher and consider that (along with being a husband and father) my primary ministry. I often tell my wife that I am not sure why God has led me to study His Word as deeply as I do, but I am glad for the opportunity to serve however He may desire.

For now, I am content to bang away on my laptop producing many varieties of fiction and nonfiction Biblical studies.  In the meantime, I will continue to post book reviews, Bible studies, and commentaries on the church and our culture to this blog … however I also intend to include more about my writing.

I hope you’ll continue to join me for the ride.

Clark

----> Clark Goble is a disciple of Christ, a husband, father, student, and writer. He welcomes your comments and encourages you to leave one here or email him at cdgobleATgmail.com. You can follow his twitter updates at http://twitter.com/#!/CDGoble
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Another imperfect disciple answers Jesus’ call

By Mike Howard | February 17, 2010

Greetings all!  My name is Mike Howard and I was invited to begin contributing to this blog so will do so as time permits.  I have been married to my lovely wife Elisabeth for nearly 7 years and we have two truly tremendous boys, Christian and Elisha.  We currently reside in Columbus, but my wife graduated high school from Madison Plains and I from Waverly, Ohio.  We attend church at the Vineyard in Grove City.

I have a BA in Social Science from Shawnee State University and an MA in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University.  I am essentially a full-time, independently ordained pastor, even though some of my calling to ministry is performed in the “secular” world with some in the more traditional “ministry” settings.  In sharing this description with my wife, she reminded me that Jesus was this way as well to remind me both that I am on a good path with the Lord and of why He blessed me with a wife like her.

With my calling being as such, the postings I share on here at times may be somewhat “sermonish” in format, but hopefully practical in nature.  My hope is that they are enjoyable and helpful towards serving Him and others trying to walk out life with Him.  God bless all!

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Welcome to our new location!

By Clark Goble | June 23, 2009

Welcome to the new digs of The Imperfect Disciples! For those of you that have found your way here from our old site, we ask that you change your bookmarks and links. The old site will remain for awhile as a backup to this one, but all of the fun should take place here. For any new visitors, welcome! We hope everyone will enjoy our blog.

Clark

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Please Welcome Todd French

By Clark Goble | June 20, 2009

I would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to my friend Todd French. Todd will be joining The Imperfect Disciples as a contributor and I look forward to reading his posts and interacting with him. It should be fun. His first post, The Grace Conundrum will be out shortly. It is an extensive look at the concept of Grace. I hope you all enjoy it!

Clark

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