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A Study in Contrasts

This week we had to submit our case study to our peer review group in the class Gospel and Cultures. My three peer group partners are from Ethiopia, Tansania, and Burma. It was sobering to read the contrast between their … Continue reading

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Sermon: Stormy Weather

Listen to the sermon audio What makes you afraid? I think many of us have a certain level of phobia lurking around inside. I know I suffer from Cnidophobia. That’s the fear of stings. Seriously, ever since I was a … Continue reading

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Lesslie Newbigin on the Role of the Church in Society

I finally finished reading Newbigin’s book The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. I will post my overall response to the book eventually. For now, here is one last quote that I felt needed to be shared. If the gospel is … Continue reading

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Lesslie Newbigin on Election

Another inspiring passage from The Gospel in a Pluralist Society (pp. 86-87) To be chosen, to be elect, therefore does not mean that the elect are the saved and the rest are the lost. To be elect in Christ Jesus, … Continue reading

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