The more I dive into the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), especially into its cultural context, the more I find it challenging.
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For years, I was not aware of my control issue—because it was cloaked in spiritual piety.
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A lot of the criticism seems to stem from a suspicion of emotions and spiritual experience.
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Too often in history the language of tough love has been abused to justify unloving ideas, actions, and systems. We need to be very careful.
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Many think Jesus’ cleansing of the temple was a display of harsh anger and violence. However, Mark’s account shows otherwise.
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We need to be Christ’s channels of grace and compassion to all in need.
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The second person of the Trinity becoming flesh in baby Jesus was not only miraculous—a sign of God’s power—but also astonishing—a sign of God’s humility.
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God was more worried about pride than any sexual sin.
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Congratulations to the winners of our young adult writing contest sponsored by Multiplication Network Ministries ! This year’s theme is “What Gives You Hope?” We could always use a reminder of our hope in God.
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I witnessed that spirit of censure and distrust during debates on the floor of synod.
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Within 24 hours of Synod 2022’s declaration that its stance on homosexual sex is confessional, I started receiving emails from people lamenting this decision.
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Although orthodoxy and orthopraxy are both necessary, I think we have overemphasized them at the expense of orthocardia.
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We will always fight over something unless we face and resolve our underlying issues. As far as I can tell, we have collectively ignored them.
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Genuine peace requires transformation of hearts and relationships.
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Moderates within each party are often the most vulnerable and isolated.
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It seems we have a tendency to approach issues mostly as intellectual problems to be solved even when they involve real, complex people who need to be loved.
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We cannot cherry-pick one half of that verse and ignore the other half.
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How do we know if we have domesticated Scripture to feed our spiritual pride? There are at least three major signs.
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These facts are only a few in a long list of social ills, conflicts, and challenges God’s people have faced these past few years.
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For me, Christian spirituality is holistic because the biblical truth and worldview is holistic.
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Even though that 2013 report named them, I wonder how much these fears have been openly acknowledged and transparently wrestled with by CRC leaders.
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An estimated 150,000 children went through the residential school system, most of them traumatized and abused.
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지난 5월 브리티쉬 콜롬비아 캠룹스에 있는 원주민 어린이 기숙학교 부지에서 215구의 무명의 어린이 시체가 묻힌 것이 발견된 소식이 캐나다를 뒤흔들었습니다.
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우리가 자부하는 교단 전체의 장점들이 교인 감소 문제를 해결할 수 있다면 지금쯤 다 해결되었어야 하지 않을까요?