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- October 24, 2008
Baptism is no guarantee. While many were baptized in the early years at highland, not all stayed. Like with the…
- October 23, 2008
Baptism is the sign of God setting us apart for a special purpose. Presbyterians have a long tradition of the…
- October 22, 2008
From the beginning of humanity and continuing through the life of Israel and the disciples who provided the base of…
- October 21, 2008
We continue to exegete a congregation. From the beginning Highland planned for disobedience. In determining the size of the new…
- October 17, 2008
Highland, like Israel before them, has always had a problem with obedience. If indeed Israel wanted the pharaohs of this…
- October 16, 2008
Historically, on October 27,1949, a group of members of First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem petitioned The Presbytery of Winston-Salem to…
- October 15, 2008
The center of all else that happens in the human relationship with God begins in worship. Without the act of…
- October 14, 2008
By reading its almost fifty years of history through the minutes of the Session, I am attempting to listen for…
- October 13, 2008
To exegete Scripture is to study a passage of Scripture with the intention of understanding and interpreting it. From a…
- October 10, 2008
When we have an active community of the faithful who continually seek to listen as they are addressed by Christ,…
- October 9, 2008
One of the important missions of the church is to provide an “alternate world” through which people can experience their…
- October 8, 2008
Even when we are part of a culture that is heavily shaped by a certain language and mindset, the presence…
- September 29, 2008
Walter Brueggeman, in his book, Israel’s Praise, (Foretress Press, Philadelphia, 1988) explores the world-making task of liturgy. He suggests that…
- September 26, 2008
The members, who experience the address of Christ when they are called together as the Body, give testimony to that…
- September 25, 2008
In a less radical vein, the church accompanies all of its members as they move out into their world of…
- September 24, 2008
Consider who might be seen as not only outsiders but enemies of the good of the community in our time.…