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Experiencing the Forgiveness of a Community
September 18, 2008
Tricia had been in the choir when she was a little girl. She loved the music. It was the best…
A Community of Forgiveness
September 17, 2008
One of the scariest words ever spoken by Jesus is in the Gospel of John. During one of his resurrection…
A World Sin Filled Souls
September 16, 2008
If sin is the alienation or distancing which we experience as a result of act, attitude, fear, desire or indifference…
Cure of Souls as Church’s Primary Mission
September 12, 2008
Witness in the third paradigm is not done from a position of arrogance but of humility. A problem for the…
Shifting Frontier of Mission
September 11, 2008
In all three paradigms, the focus of mission is “salvation,” but the frontier where that mission is carried out shifts.…
Changing Paradigm of Mission
September 10, 2008
Over 17 years ago, Loren Mead, in his book The Once and Future Church, stated that “where a sense of…
The Mission of the Church in Our Time
September 9, 2008
If by our baptism we are a called people of God, then it is important that we are clear about…
Evangelism Appropriate to Our Age
September 5, 2008
Because so many people have been offended by a particular form of evangelism that is visible in our society, it…
Evangelism and Other Faiths
September 4, 2008
In our pluralistic society we will have the opportunity to interact with people of many faiths as well as many…
Good News and Our Jewish Neighbor
September 3, 2008
The relation of the Christian to our Jewish neighbors is a special case. Paul is quite clear in his letter…