I copied this from Eugene Cho’s blog.
10 reasons why men should not be ordained for ministry
10. A man’s place is in the army.
9. The pastoral duties of men who have children might distract them from the responsibility of being a parent.
8. The physique of men indicates that they are more suited to such tasks as chopping [...]
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The Bible died, was buried and rose again on the third day.
While I was in the Detroit, MI area for the Annual Great Lakes Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church for the past few days, Julie and some friends attended the Good Friday service of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Grand Rapids, MI.
Why [...]
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Why doesn’t some Bible publishing company come out with “The Fortune Cookie Bible”?
Many Christians treat the Bible like they do a fortune cookie after a nice Chinese food dinner.
Pithy, little positive sayings that perk up your life and create a little, fun curiosity, that’s what fortune cookies do. And that’s all that many Christians want from [...]
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Be still, and know that I am God.
Be still, and know that I AM.
Be still, and know.
Be still.
Be.
I was first led in this prayer by Franciscan scholar Richard Rohr at The Ooze in Seattle.
Be.
How shall we “be still” in a culture where stillness is considered laziness?
How shall we “be” in a culture where silence is [...]
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“For every one man who reads the Bible, one hundred men will read you and me.” D.L. Moody
Given the gender political incorrectness of Moody’s statement, he still makes a startling observation: Christians not only have a Bible; they are the Bible to many people. Where would old D. L. get a thought like that?
You yourselves [...]
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Posted in Ministry on Mar 28th, 2008
Ray Minnema and Shelby Kasen
I wrote some posts back that we had a Maundy Thursday service at Fellowship Covenant. At one point in the service, Ray (84) blessed Shelby (11) and washed her feet. Shelby, in turn, blessed Ray and washed his feet. One old, one young; one man, one young girl. They represented all of [...]
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