Marks of a Unified Church

Byhenry February 21, 2012

Walter Brueggemann suggests how we might avoid getting tangled up on secondary issues:

(HT: Allan R. Bevere)

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Signs and Wondering
Byhenry December 1, 2008
Over the last few weeks I have heard many stories of people who see certain events in their lives as signs of one thing or another. In fact, I could probably say the same thing about just about any period of time during my life. People are constantly seeing signs. Of course there is always…
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Atonement | Bible Study | Christianity | Justification | Religion | Soteriology

Sunday School: Thinking about Sacrifices
Byhenry October 15, 2016
I’m preparing to teach tomorrow, and the main text is Hebrews 4:14-5:10. The quarterly is kind enough to stop just before the author tells his readers/hearers that the topic is difficult and they’re not very bright! Nonetheless, the idea of priesthood brings up the idea of “sacrifice” and “sacrifices,” and these are two concepts that…
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Adventists and Spiritual Gifts
Byhenry May 15, 2006
A friend of mine drew my attention to a blog entry about spiritual gifts and I think it provides some interesting fodder for thinking about gifts. The entry is Adventism, the Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts, written by Paul Whiting. He was surprised, and perhaps dismayed that his class was largely unable to identify their…
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Ouch!
Byhenry May 16, 2008
. . . but on target. I refer to this post on Pursuing Holiness. My own preference is that churches and religious organizations define marriage for their own constituents, and the state simply define households. Laura’s words about free speech destroying human rights committees are also on target.
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A Consistent and Principled Approach
Byhenry November 18, 2006
In a poll taken before the last election respondents indicated strong disapproval of congress (31% approve/63% disapprove) as a whole, and yet by an almost equal margin (60%/33%), they indicated approval of their own congressman (Fox Poll 10/13/06). This type of result occurs repeatedly in polls. I’m just using those numbers as an example. Similarly…
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More on Bible Curriculum for Public Schools
Byhenry May 30, 2007
I have previously expressed my concerns about Bible classes in public schools, even as electives. These objections come from multiple directions. Because I support separation of church and state, I prefer to keep such classes out, even though in principle they have been held to be constitutional. As a Christian, I believe there is a…
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2 Comments

Bob MacDonald says:

February 21, 2012 at 8:26 pm

Brilliant last line! – Love it – thanks.

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1. Henry Neufeld says:
  
  February 22, 2012 at 9:23 am
  
  That’s a powerful message for 2:22! I really enjoyed it as well.
  
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