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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Strict Christianity
What does it mean to be strict in our faith? Christianity needs to be strict about leaving God and Christ in the center of things and not ourselves. Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church and Social Movements, Faith, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged Church, Faith, grace, homosexuality, Karen Armstrong
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Where Do We Hear the Church?
We hear the church not only through authorized voices, but also through the voices of those on the margins. We hear the church through that which gathers people to God’s grace. Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church and Social Movements, Faith, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged Church, Gospel
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Dressed to Impress or Clothed with Christ?
Reflections on Galatians 3:23-29 Pentecost 4 C “Are you going out looking like that?” That’s what my mom used to holler at me as I was going out the door dressed in my normal hodgepodge way. Our family didn’t believe … Continue reading
Here I Am
While we busy ourselves with religion, God is in the midst of life saying, “Hey! Here I am.” Continue reading
Posted in Church, Featured, John's Posts, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Uncategorized, Worship Resources
Tagged Church, Faith, preaching, religion
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How Sheep Survive A Storm
Sheep show us how to survive the storms of life by simply outlasting them. Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, Free Range Philosophy, John's Posts, Sheep, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Border Collies, Faith, farm, herding, nature, Sheep, Sheepdogs, shepherd
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Trials and Tribulations
Competing at sheepdog trials robbed John of energy and shrank his world. He learns not to rely on drugs, but on spiritual work to counter these forces. Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, Free Range Philosophy, John's Posts, Prayer, Sheep, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Border, Border Collies, Dogs, Faith, farm, grace, heatherhope, herding, nature, patience, Sheep, shepherd, shepherding, Spirituality
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Gathering, Scattering and Being Church
While teachers and dogmaticians sometimes twist the meaning of the Bible, it does reflect a God who gathers. The church should follow the Lord in this. Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church and Social Movements, Faith, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged Bible, Church, Faith, gathering, interpretation
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