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Demonstrating Uncomfortable Forgiveness
September 24, 2008
Consider who might be seen as not only outsiders but enemies of the good of the community in our time.…
Jesus Demonstration of Radical Forgiveness
September 22, 2008
According to Matthew, immediately following Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, he came down from the mountain and performed two acts…
Extending the Radical Challenge of Forgiveness
September 19, 2008
Forgiveness goes far beyond the demonstration of acceptance of one who comes to you. Jesus was very clear that his…
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…