Reflection

When I Get Discouraged-by Rachel Held Evans

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The following is an excerpt from Rachel Held Evans blog...

When it seems like the loudest voices are the ones screaming, "God hates you!"

When it seems like the most popular blogs are the ones that turn grace into a doctrine and the gospel into a coalition,

Defining Our Relationship: The Trinity, The Church, Ourselves

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rc_sproul At the heart of Christianity is the doctrine of the mystical union of the believer with Christ. The New Testament does not only call us to believe in Christ, but to believe into Christ. Faith links us directly into Christ. We become in Him and He in us. This mysterious union is carried over into the relationship between Christ and the church. The church is His bride, whom He has brought into a real, profound, and powerful union.

Blog of note: Donald Miller on the church and its leaders

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Something light to read during the day... an interesting perspective on the church and its leaders.

Should the Church be Led by Teachers and Scholars?

The church in America is led by scholars. Essentially, the church is a robust school system created around a framework of lectures and discussions and study.

To See and Love God in each Person: Mother Teresa of Calcutta

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teresa MESSAGE OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT, CAIRO, SEPTEMBER 5 - 13, 1994

I speak today to you from my heart -- to each person in all the nations of the world, to people with power to make big decisions as well as to all mothers, fathers and children in the cities, towns and villages.