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Let Us Not Lose Sight…
Personal Comments on LGBTQ+ Participation In A Denomination… A Church Has to Make a Choice: Culture or God’s Word… Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender life are really not addressed much in the Bible, yet today these topics are so controversial … Continue reading
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Companion, Helper and Second in Line
It is not a popular thing to say in today’s culture, but God created man and woman. What makes ths simple statement unpopular is that it implies that God created two genders, deliberately. Jennifer Heeren* writes “Does that mean that … Continue reading
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The Convinced, The Contentious and The Confused…
It happened a few years ago and I confess I was taken by surprise. I did not know what to do. One of the women in my church brought a young person to my Sunday school class. She sat there … Continue reading
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Three Things to Keep Open
“What does the Bible teach about everything?” I knew Dr. Kevin DeYoung’s book What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality defends the “traditional Christian” view of marriage, the view that God intends marriage to be between a man and … Continue reading
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Diametrically Opposed…
On February 2, 2023, I began the most ambitious project I have ever undertaken on St. John Studies: I began a three-book discussion of the LGBTQ+ issue in the Christian church since that issue is at the forefront in my … Continue reading
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Worshipping with “Those Angry Christians”
“America is angry at Washington, angry at the press, angry at immigrants, angry at television, angry at traffic, angry at people who are well off, angry at people who are poor, angry at blacks and angry at whites. The old … Continue reading
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A More Perfect Union
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, … Continue reading
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“I Am Justified”
In last week’s post, I responded to my church’s decision to disaffiliate from the denomination of The United Methodist Church. I don’t regret that post. The changes brought about by the disaffiliation vote are tangible and heartbreaking and writing is … Continue reading
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The Shrinking Center
On March 5, 2023 St. John United Methodist Church took a vote to remain “United Methodist” or to disaffiliate from the United Methodist congregation. I was there. I voted. How I voted does not matter, but I did vote. I … Continue reading
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Worshipping the Text of the Bible
In recent posts on St. John Studies it seems I have analyzed the reading process a lot. It is important to have a working knowledge of what happens when we read. Most of us take reading for granted. It is … Continue reading
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