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Essays


Biblical Reflections

I bumped into a Public Broadcasting Documentary, and there was a British journalist in mid-paragraph. The sentence coming out of his mouth was “Christians say that wherever Christianity goes there is a spillover blessing ...

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Building the Church's Readiness for a Transformational Ministry Journey

My question is, What makes the difference? Why is one church a place of total transformation, while another is a place where people are saved and then sit there until they die?

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Do Nothing in Particular

Recently, I was "pouring" over a recently purchased book, The Great Neighborhood Book, authored by Jay Walljasper. Within contains a storehouse of things - simple and fun - people can do to build trusting and ...

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Fight, Flight, or Something Else?

History, culture, conditions and the redemptive prelude are 2500 years far removed from present-day Christian witness.  Some today suggest, the necessity to separate oneself from the world…”

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On Justice, Opression and Suffering: Our Present Hope in Future Glory

As God’s people we are called to bring relief and hope to those who are suffering under poverty, oppression and all manner of calamity.  Now at times...

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The Church as Community Asset

In this essay Dr. Amy Sherman writes about how the work the church does is a preview of the Kingdom of God.  Dr. Sherman describes how the church in this role can be an asset to the community and in doing so help build community.

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