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Can Christians Use Reiki?
ByempowerRecently, as our congregation’s sexton was changing the sermon title on the congregation’s marquee, a woman drove up and asked him, “Are you the new age church?” He responded, “We’re part of the United Church of Christ and our pastor is a biblical preacher.” She continued, “But, how can you be Christian? You’re celebrating earth…
Subversive Spiritualtiy
Byempower— Dr. David Moffett-Moore “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” These are the words that began all of our school days as we grew up in elementary school. I am…
Sin that Entangles (Hebrews 12:1)
ByempowerLast night I had the privilege of chatting with Harvey Brown, Jr., author of the book Forgiveness: Finding Freedom from Your Past in the Topical Line Drives series. One of the key lines, which I paraphrase, was when Harvey said that if a pastor truly preached grace and forgiveness every week from the pulpit he…
On Words and Meanings – Link
ByempowerBrian Fulthorp comments on a passage from Eschatology: A Participatory Study Guide. His conclusion: So the thought for the day is that we need to show respect to words and their various meanings and be sure that we always seek mutual understanding when conversing with others in regards to the Bible and how we talk…
Divisiveness and Disciples
ByempowerBy Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle Anyone who has been following the 2016 Presidential campaign, even on the most elementary level, has been exposed to what can be politely described as a high level of nastiness. For a variety of reasons, the animosity involved in our political discourse has intensified over these past few years…
Allan R. Bevere: Politics of Witness: Introduction
Byempowerby Dr. Allan R. Bevere, pastor, professor and author of The Politics of Witness: The Character of the Church in the World, Colossians and Philemon: A Participatory Study Guide, and The Character of our Discontent. For the next few Thursdays I will be publishing a series of posts on a subject that is very important to me–…