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Sermon: Rethinking Church: Destination

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In our most recent Church Council meeting, we talked much about areas where we need improvement; areas like Children’s and Youth Ministry. Many of us at the meeting feel we are at the point where we need at least a part-time professional person to grow, lead, and inspire this area of need, and [...]

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Brian McLaren tells of talking to a missionary who had just retired from a 30 year career in which he and his wife worked in a developing nation. The missionary was not satisfied with the results of those 30 years, even though he said that he had accomplished everything he set out to do: [...]

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In my Sunday School class this week, my topic is “Adventures in Misunderstanding Theology.” As I prepared, I remembered this little story, one of my favorites. If it strikes a cord in you…see ya Sunday at 10 am in the choir room!
Mark Shaw has a little book called Doing Theology with Huck and [...]

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Choir: I Choose You
Sermon: “Behold, I Am Doing A New Thing”
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One of my all-time favorite movies is “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” I love the off-the-wall humor, and especially the character played by George Clooney. In my estimation, the best part of the movie is when George and the boys sing “Man of Constant Sorrow.” I know, of course, that they are [...]

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Torture and Evangelical Prejudice Toward Non-Christians
by Aaron Taylor 05-14-2009
A few weeks ago, I read Brian McLaren’s post on this blog that caused some intense soul-searching. In his post, McLaren cited a Pew Forum study showing that six out of 10 white evangelicals believe that torture is often or sometimes justified, making white evangelicals the [...]

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For the last two weeks in my Sunday School class, I’ve been teaching about salvation. One of the most interesting quotes I’ve found in my preparation comes from Brian McLaren, and I want to share it with you:
Is salvation for you a one-time experience? Or is it a lifelong journey? Is it [...]

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Former vice-president Dick Cheney said recently, in defense of torture techniques, “These are evil people. And we’re not going to win this fight by turning the other cheek.” On the other side, President Barack Obama said on a recent episode of “60 Minutes,” “Are we going to just keep on torturing terrorist [...]

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I’m almost finished with BBT’s newest book, An Altar in the World. I don’t know when I have read a book that has impacted my thinking and my practice quite as much as this one has. Because I know that the majority of you will not, for one reason or another, read it, [...]

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