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2016-12-14T00:22:52+00:00

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Third Sunday of Advent: Expecting, but Not Yet Expecting

Last updated on: December 14, 2016 at 12:22 am By Deborah Arca

This is the third in a weekly series of Advent devotionals by the Rev. Elizabeth Hagan reflecting on what an experience of infertility can teach us about waiting for Jesus. If you missed the first post about hope, you can read it here and the second one about peace here. Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of... Read more

2016-12-04T14:07:28+00:00

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Second Sunday of Advent (Infertility & Waiting For Jesus)

Last updated on: December 4, 2016 at 2:07 pm By Posted by Editor

This is the second in a weekly series of Advent devotionals reflecting on what an experience of infertility can teach us about waiting for Jesus here at Faith Forward. If you missed the first post, you can read it here. “Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.” II Corinthians 4:1 I was in labor for almost eight years. There were ultrasounds. There was blood work. There was pain: both physical and emotional.... Read more

Advent

2017-01-25T19:44:42+00:00

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Creating Something New Out of Chaos

Last updated on: January 25, 2017 at 7:44 pm By Posted by Editor

Over the next 12 months, the Forum for Theological Exploration is spotlighting 12 leaders, their stories, and how their passion and call to shape a more hopeful future through Christian ministry guides the impact they are making in their communities, institutions and universities. You can find the full series, here. By Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis On April 4, 1968, six weeks before my 9th birthday, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, shot with a rifle while standing on a... Read more

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Leading Differently

2016-11-26T16:27:03+00:00

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First Sunday of Advent: Infertility & Waiting on Jesus

Last updated on: November 26, 2016 at 4:27 pm By Posted by Editor

This is the first in a weekly series of Advent devotionals reflecting on what an experience of infertility can teach us about waiting for Jesus here at Faith Forward. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners . . . Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your... Read more

Advent

2016-11-23T21:31:40+00:00

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The Worst in Us, the Best in Us

Last updated on: November 23, 2016 at 9:31 pm By Posted by Editor

By Bishop Minerva G. Carcano However each of us may have voted, I pray that we remember that above all, above political parties and nation states, we are those who follow Jesus Christ alone, citizens of the reign of God. We have lived some difficult months in this country; months of growing hostility among political leaders, with the lashing out at others in extreme ways, and not just at political opponents. Racism, misogyny, xenophobia, a disregard for the economically poor, and all... Read more

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2016-11-23T21:19:33+00:00

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The Proposed Mandatory Registry of All Muslims

Last updated on: November 23, 2016 at 9:19 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out ~ because I was not a Socialist….Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out ~ because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me ~ and there was no one left to speak for me.” ~ German Pastor Martin Niemoller This poem, as it has often been called, has been adapted to fit many circumstances. That is part of its long and... Read more

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2016-11-16T15:25:11+00:00

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God Is Not In Control

Last updated on: November 16, 2016 at 3:25 pm By Posted by Editor

God is not in control. As a Christian, this comforts me. I’ve heard this phrase used often in the past week by Christians left and right, from those who oppose Trump and those who do not. Those on the right—more conservative evangelical Christians—often use it to placate and reassure. “This is all happening as it should, so chill out and just have faith.” Those on the left—more progressive Christians—do not use it as frequently. But when they do, it’s often... Read more

Theodicy

2016-11-11T00:14:24+00:00

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10 Ways to Care for Our Veterans Today, and Every Day

Last updated on: November 11, 2016 at 12:14 am By Posted by Editor

10 Ways to Care for Our Veterans Today, and Every Day We give our nation’s military service members the training they need to accomplish their missions during deployment, but what resources await them back home? Church congregations play a unique and vital role in the reentry and reintegration process post-deployment. Rejoice with those who rejoice, mourn with those who mourn… In all seasons of life and with all that life entails, our congregations have resources to engage challenges and make... Read more

Church

2017-01-25T19:43:27+00:00

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Recovering the Overlooked Stories of Christianity

Last updated on: January 25, 2017 at 7:43 pm By Posted by Editor

By Grace Vargas (This year, the Forum for Theological Exploration will spotlight 12 leaders, their stories, and how their passion and call to shape a more hopeful future through Christian ministry guides the impact they are making in their communities, institutions and universities. You can find the full series, here.) The deepest connections happen when we can locate ourselves in a story. We say things like, “that’s me,” “I’ve been there,” or “I know what that’s like.” We feel seen,... Read more

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Leading Differently

2016-10-27T14:50:47+00:00

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Vote “Serenity Prayer” for 2016 Election

Last updated on: October 27, 2016 at 2:50 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

THE SERENITY PRAYER The Unofficial Prayer of Election 2016 by Dwight Lee Wolter One primary thing we did not get in the 2016 presidential primary is serenity. Now that the election debates are now over, many people have observed that like it or not, Donald Trump isn’t going to change and neither is Hillary Clinton. And while one candidate has tons of money and the other had tons of experience; neither money nor experience can buy serenity. With all... Read more

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