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The Church as a Riddle
February 8, 2008
A midwestern church was proud of itself for having just successfully completed its capital campaign to redecorate its new sanctuary.…
Christ Present in the Church
February 7, 2008
How can we say that Christ is present in the church? For Bonhoeffer, God was not just an idea to…
Trapped By Our Own Experience
February 6, 2008
Yesterday I posed the question: “If God approached humanity through the Word made flesh, is it possible to consider that…
The Church is rather than Ought to be the Body of Christ
February 5, 2008
Consider the possibility that the church israther than ought to be the Body of Christ. What if paul was not…
God’s truth and Human Response
February 4, 2008
Where would you place yourself between the assertion that there is no salvation outside the church and the position that…
Clergy Self-Care and the Call
February 1, 2008
In recent years there has been an increasing attention paid to the issue of clergy self-care. I’ve written a lot…
What Have You Done For Me lately?
January 29, 2008
The nature of the church is being challenged by the culture of consumerism in which it exists. The consumer mentality…
Did God Make a Mistake?
January 28, 2008
Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvietic Confession, the church, both Protestant…
Sharing Servanthood in Presbytery
January 26, 2008
As denominations attempt to change to meet the changing conditions of our society, a clear trend is to decentralize. In…
Suffering for Faith Shapes Your Faith
January 24, 2008
Philip Jenkins in his book, The Next Christendom describes how the population center of Christianity is moving to the Southern…
