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It Began (Begins) in Worship
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…
The Centrality of Worship
October 15, 2008
The center of all else that happens in the human relationship with God begins in worship. Without the act of…
Exegeting the Body of Christ
October 14, 2008
By reading its almost fifty years of history through the minutes of the Session, I am attempting to listen for…
Exegeting a Congregation
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,…
Inserting a Faith World into Our World
October 9, 2008
One of the important missions of the church is to provide an “alternate world” through which people can experience their…
The Value of a Foreign Word
October 8, 2008
Even when we are part of a culture that is heavily shaped by a certain language and mindset, the presence…
Creating Worlds Through Liturgy
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…
Offering Contact with the Eternal
September 26, 2008
The members, who experience the address of Christ when they are called together as the Body, give testimony to that…
Responding to the Image of God in Other People
September 25, 2008
In a less radical vein, the church accompanies all of its members as they move out into their world of…