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2010-06-25T11:36:18+00:00

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Simplicity & Transformation: Lectionary Reflections for July 4th

Last updated on: June 25, 2010 at 11:36 am By Guest Contributor

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"In a world of chaos and complexity, this week’s scriptures invite us to trust God’s presence in the ordinary, simple, undramatic, and accessible realities that support and nourish us." Theology Professor Bruce Epperly considers the countercultural vision of wholeness of body, mind, spirit, and relationship presented in the sermon texts for Sunday, July 4th. Read more

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2010-06-24T15:14:08+00:00

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What Book Has Changed Your Life?

Last updated on: June 24, 2010 at 3:14 pm By Guest Contributor

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If you had to choose one book that has most deeply affected your faith life over the past ten years, what would it be? That's the question we posed to some of our favorite theobloggers and authors at the beginning of summer. We also invited them to share the one book they think every Christian should read, but probably hasn't yet. Read more

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2010-06-23T15:29:02+00:00

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A Pastoral Letter to Those Affected by the Gulf Oil Spill

Last updated on: June 23, 2010 at 3:29 pm By Guest Contributor

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Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (USA) offer this pastoral letter and resources to those affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster... Read more

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2010-06-23T12:46:14+00:00

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What if God was One of Us?

Last updated on: June 23, 2010 at 12:46 pm By Benjamin Chicka

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Why do so many Christians understand God in a way similar to other human agents, only infinitely more wise, powerful, and unseen? To some scientists, this ease of attributing events to some intelligent cause has suggested a way of explaining theistic beliefs. Read more

2010-06-22T09:53:57+00:00

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A Double Share of the Spirit: Reflections on the Lectionary

Last updated on: June 22, 2010 at 9:53 am By Guest Contributor

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"Today's texts invite us to choose to expect great things from God and ourselves. In opening to divine abundance and creativity, we go beyond polarizing thinking and discover new ways to transform our world." Theology Professor Bruce Epperly considers what we can expect from God, as gleaned from this Sunday's lectionary texts... Read more

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2010-06-21T13:17:24+00:00

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How Not to be a Disciple: A Summer Sermon Series

Last updated on: June 21, 2010 at 1:17 pm By Alyce McKenzie

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"If I were preaching from the lectionary in June/July and wanted to do a series, I think I’d call it “How Not to Be a Disciple.” Homiletics Prof Alyce McKenzie on crafting an engaging summer sermon series from the lectionary texts of Luke, starting this Sunday... Read more

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2010-06-21T11:26:32+00:00

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Remembering My Fundamentalist Past

Last updated on: June 21, 2010 at 11:26 am By Guest Contributor

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While I'm quite ambivalent about fundamentalism and its dualisms of saved and unsaved, heaven and hell, and righteous and unrighteous, I am grateful for a childhood religion that enabled me to learn the Bible and experience God as real for the first time. Although I've had to unlearn quite a bit ... my Bible-believing roots prepared me to stretch my theological wings later in life." Bruce Epperly shares this thoughtful reflection on his Christian fundamentalist past as it relates to his progressive "present," as part of our Patheos Public Square this week. Read more

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2010-06-20T21:34:48+00:00

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Faith-Changing Books

Last updated on: June 20, 2010 at 9:34 pm By Guest Contributor

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What book has most deeply affected your faith life over the last ten years? That's the question we've posed to more than dozen bloggers; here seminary student and author Amy Julia Becker shares her picks for essential summer reading. Read more

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2010-06-18T08:36:21+00:00

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Tea Partyers as Advocates for the Poor and Downtrodden?

Last updated on: June 18, 2010 at 8:36 am By Guest Contributor

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Over at the Evangelical Portal, Tim Dalrymple has created quite a stir with his piece suggesting the Tea Party might actually be a social justice movement. Guest blogger and Theology Professor Philip Clayton offers a passionate rebuttal to Dalrymple's proposal. Read more

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2010-06-17T16:30:23+00:00

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If the Church Were Christian

Last updated on: June 17, 2010 at 4:30 pm By Kyle Herron

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It’s one thing to affirm what the church, or an individual, believes. It’s quite another to have to answer the question, “What does that belief look like?” Another must-read book for your summer reading list... Read more

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