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“Start in John,” Eh?

Posted in Culture, religion on Jun 25th, 2008

I just turned on the TV for a second to give myself a break, and saw a woman (Terry Meeuwsen?) on The 700 Club say that new Christians should read the New Testament.
Start in John, she said, and read through to the end (i.e., Revelations).
“Never mind the first three Gospels?” I wanted to ask.
The “start [...]

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A History Lesson in Church

Posted in Culture, life, religion on May 12th, 2008

Yesterday was both Mothers’ Day and Pentecost. It was a strange combination; but The Wife informs me that “Spirit” in both Hebrew and Greek is a female noun. So there was some connection, I suppose.
Our associate pastor, Adam, gave the sermon. Though inspired by Pentecost, it wasn’t a “usual” Pentecost-type sermon. It had to do [...]

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Is It Right to Teach Children about Racism?

Posted in Ethics, life, religion on Jan 22nd, 2008

The Wife and I went to a new church on Sunday. It was lovely. A mix of jazz and four-part-harmony a cappella. Awesome. I’ve never heard a jazz ensemble in church before.
Much less in a mennonite church!
Anyway, so the church was mennonite, which means it’s a “peace and social justice” church. They dedicate Sunday’s [...]

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