Stories are powerful. We all relate to stories, because we all have a story. Stories can indeed be useful, but they are only useful insofar as they are illustrative of and normed by what we...
I'll take this opportunity to put in a plug for Crossroads. They are currently making a push for more mentors. This is a very worthwhile ministry and tangible way to put into practice what we...
Hi Roger. I think you made the initial error of assuming that Kelly was the name of a woman and that the picture attached to the account was intended to illustrate Kelly as the female in the...
Thanks for your response. I should clarify quickly before going any further that I am using the term “nation-state” in the broad sense of the term, as follows: “a nation-...
1. You have said things about overtures 13 & 14 that are not true. You would do well to acknowledge that. These overtures would in no way stop the church from speaking clearly...
“But, the overtures go too far; they draw the lines too rigid. By these overtures the denomination should not have spoken against, or taken action to oppose: slavery, racism, Nazism,...
Stories are powerful. We all relate to stories, because we all have a story. Stories can indeed be useful, but they are only useful insofar as they are illustrative of and normed by what we...
I'll take this opportunity to put in a plug for Crossroads. They are currently making a push for more mentors. This is a very worthwhile ministry and tangible way to put into practice what we...
Hi Staci,
First CRC of Prinsburg, MN is holding such a gathering. Our bulletin announcement reads as follows:
"A Reformation Celebration will again be held in our church the...
Hi Roger. I think you made the initial error of assuming that Kelly was the name of a woman and that the picture attached to the account was intended to illustrate Kelly as the female in the...
Dan,
Did you mean "ecclesiastical" instead of "ecumenical"?
Hello Nick,
A few remaining comments and then I'll duck out of this conversation:
1. The EU is arguably no more successful than NATO, and is in no way mandated or even logically...
Hi Nick,
Thanks for your response. I should clarify quickly before going any further that I am using the term “nation-state” in the broad sense of the term, as follows: “a nation-...
"In contrast, today most messages from the pulpit are designed to take us away from this life."
Wow, Nick, that's quite a sweeping accusation. I bet there are quite a few ministers of the...
Nick,
1. You have said things about overtures 13 & 14 that are not true. You would do well to acknowledge that. These overtures would in no way stop the church from speaking clearly...
“But, the overtures go too far; they draw the lines too rigid. By these overtures the denomination should not have spoken against, or taken action to oppose: slavery, racism, Nazism,...