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“What the soul is to the body, hat are Christians in the world” Diogentus

In a world that has rejected notions of transcendence and has reduced relations to one dimensional tweets I believe the church has a great deal to offer. It is an offer to love.  When, the other evening, I caught a … Continue reading

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The Church in Contemporary Society

  The church has a ministry of being, telling and doing. To be a witness, to tell the surrounding society of its conviction that peace, justice and compassion are the better way, and to demonstrate that in our lives.   … Continue reading

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To Be and To Do

As we begin to consider who we are and to what we are called I’m reminded that however we proceed, the starting point is our understanding of the very nature of God. What made George Fox’s message stand out was … Continue reading

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Hope Isn’t Wishful Thinking…

  Hope isn’t wishful thinking – it is grounded in our experience of the divine and the reality that swirls around us. It acknowledges that God is an active player who requires that humbly his people do justly and act … Continue reading

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A Biblical View of Hope

A Biblical Hope Hope is foundational for us because it gives meaning and shape to our life as a community and our personal lives. Hopes shape our vision of how we are to be the church. A good is example is … Continue reading

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Affirmation Mysticism

There will be progress and regressions. But every victory, every particular progress from injustice to more justice, from suffering to more happiness, from hostility to more peace, from separation to more unity anywhere is a manifestation of the eternal in … Continue reading

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The Christian Hope

God assures us that, in the midst of our human planning in this world, which is always threatened by failure and fiasco, Christ is present with us. The presence of Christ is a stimulus to hope, even in the midst … Continue reading

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Humanity is Desperate for Hope

Fraudulent hope is one of the greatest malefactors of the human experience while genuine hope is its most dedicated benefactor.   Addressing fear and anxiety is a question of learning hope. Hope is superior to fear but it isn’t passive. Hope … Continue reading

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O.K., If you say so…

(Prepared for Sunday August 10) Matthew 14:28 Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” I found that strange? “Lord, if it is you, command me to risk my life, to … Continue reading

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From Loss to Love, From Bitterness to Joy

The story of Ruth leaves us with the promise of God’s faithful love, overflowing not just into the ordinary, everyday lives of two widows and a farmer, but into the lives of all Israel, and into our lives as well. Blessing upon blessing, heaped up and overflowing.
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