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In an era when everyone is crying out for the right to marry, the wisdom of the Apostle Paul might be good to heed. Paul penned some pretty shocking words about the single's "better" life to a society that almost worshipped marriage. His words echo to us in this day when we still frame our society around the institution of marriage.
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In the Old Testament God was dead serious about his people understanding that they were to maintain a rhythm of work and rest as an integral part of worship.
Exodus 31:14-15 reads, "Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you.
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Jesus was a refugee and and an immigrant and experienced the same fears, dangers, hardships and opportunities that many similar displaced or fleeing people face today.
My thoughts and practices on the issue are formed by biblical scripture in the Old and New Testament, the life experience of Jesus and my work with post-resettlement issues with refugees and immigrants through the work of our Community Resource Center in East Central Spokane.
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The couple begins a journey of discovering and becoming 'one'. A reality pictured in the gift of natural physiology, passionate sexuality and even deeper in holy act of procreation but its not fully matured without years of faithful witness, honest struggle and joyful celebration.
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Brian McLaren uses the above diagram his book "Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices" to describe the opportunities and challenges of unity between Christian denominations, groups and ministries. The four quadrants represent general groupings of streams of Christian groups.
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My neighbor was oppressed with a devil of addiction that mercilessly held him in its clutches until he recently died from cancer. The ugly disease took root in his esophagus and grew until it took his life this last November.
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Being united in spirit takes effort, it doesn't come easy, and it won't be as true and deep as it could be if left uncultivated. It's like staying married, it requires paying careful attention to one another, celebrating the goodness, beauty and grace in those we love or desire to grow closer to in life.
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I've had my own "coming out" experience these last few years, not in my sexuality but in my social connections. I've been introduced to a wider breadth of Christian and non-Christian thinking and experience through places like Spokane Faith & Values. This interaction has forced me out of a few theological and relational ghettos.
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I'm attending a two day event being presented by the U.S.Army called "Building Healing Communities for Veterans Conference" hosted at Gonzaga University School of Law. It was billed as an initiative to help faith-based organizations and religious institutions, and to help churches equip understand, support and provide safe and healthy places for veterans, soldiers and their families.
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I believe spiritual community is the result of God's grace, the presence of his spirit and the practice of faith and forgiveness done in love. I'm not convinced true community is simply found, it's grown.
There is a type of experiential affinity that can be discovered among like interests, tastes and common passions but the type of community the Christian faith describes requires a deeper level of commitment.
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Pastor Eric Blauer is the founder of Jacob’s Well, which he describes as a nondenominational church with a “neighborhood vision and city reaching vision.”
He has a graduate level degree in advanced chair set up and take down and has been known to move from bark to purr over a good dark beer or w...
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I agree! Excellent and well written. I hope to read more.
I agree with the blog. The sex trafficking industry is now growing up and many times people take it’...
This post takes me right back to that day, April 13, 2010. Now our son runs wild in the yard (watch...
Thanks for tackling this sensitive subject, Bruce. It reminds me of the importance of community and...
What does stewardship mean to you? To not disregard a single “thing” or being. Not to disregard any...
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