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- August 4, 2008
If the sacraments rightly administered are a mark of the true church, then they clearly are a central part of…
- August 1, 2008
Ralph did not know when he first began to be aware of the healing effect of the church on him.…
, - July 31, 2008
In the Body of Christ there will be members who will be confronted with problems in their lives for which…
- July 30, 2008
A central problem for the church in our time is that we have lost sight of the one allegiance which…
- July 25, 2008
A critical issue with which many people struggle today is the question, “Who is my Lord?” We live in a…
- July 24, 2008
(Continued from Part 1) Then things got worse. A Scripture was poorly read and the sermon started. The Scripture had…
, - July 23, 2008
Terry had been driving through a town on Sunday morning on her way to a Monday morning business appointment. As…
, - July 22, 2008
The worship experience provides several opportunities to lift up the experiences of grace within the life of a congregation. The…
- July 21, 2008
A central task of the liturgy is the lifting up of the work of the people of God in praise.…
- July 18, 2008
It was interesting to watch the recent General Assembly respond to the politics of fear. I was recently talking to…
, - July 15, 2008
When the original Peace, Unity, and Purity report of the PC(USA) came out in 2006, the emphasis was on pushing…
, - July 11, 2008
If we are willing to say that God can call whomever God chooses and our task is to affirm God's…
, - July 10, 2008
The first issue that any Christian body has to resolve with respect to the ordination of either gay or straight,…
, - July 8, 2008
Some will ask why the General Assembly keeps discussing these issues when previous assemblies have already responded to them. The…
- July 7, 2008
We are inviting people to step aside from their daily routines to touch and be touched by the eternal. Yet…
- July 3, 2008
In our lives of faith, it is important to rehearse the many and often mysterious ways in which God has…
Questioning the Congregation
June 26, 2012
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