Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Lesson 6: Repentance and the Economy
Read MORE: Lesson 6: Repentance and the EconomyPeople on both sides of the political spectrum are calling for a rethink of our economy. Those on the right believe we have been drawn more and more into a socialism in which freeloaders milk the system. In many ways,…
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Lesson 5: Repentance and Just War
Read MORE: Lesson 5: Repentance and Just WarThe fundamental ethical principle is “Do not kill.” It addresses the fundamental human problem: the disagreement between two individuals. All morality is the conversation that follows. Just War Theory is one part of that conversation. Some participants insist that “do…
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Lesson 4: Repentance and Confession
Read MORE: Lesson 4: Repentance and ConfessionWe have a hard time with confession these days. Traditionally, it served as the first step in repentance, acknowledging our failure to fully live according to the Gospel. Both John the Baptist and Jesus called people to repentance. The gospels…
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Lesson 3: Repentance and War
Read MORE: Lesson 3: Repentance and WarI found this so important, I decided to send it on in this lesson. An outlandish hope by Roy Howard In our Sunday School class, we are exploring the work of theologian Stanley Hauerwas, through a small collection of his…
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Lesson 2: Rethinking Values
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Rethinking ValuesI decided to write on the need for repentance when reading Jacques Ellul’s Theology and Technique. The statement that stopped me short was, “The principles, values, and morals taught to children are in contradiction to what is demanded of adults.”…
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Lesson 1: Repentance Means to Rethink
Read MORE: Lesson 1: Repentance Means to RethinkOne of the best sermons I ever heard was delivered by H. Richard Niebuhr when I entered divinity school. I can still see and hear him musing in the pulpit. He began simply saying, “Repent…. to rethink. Repent … to…
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Lesson 11: I am Spiritual
Read MORE: Lesson 11: I am SpiritualLet me end this series by noting again that people mean all sorts of things when they try to define spirituality. That goes for academic writing as well as personal identification. When they say, “I am spiritual” they mean anything…
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Lesson 10: The Need for Community
Read MORE: Lesson 10: The Need for CommunityA missing element in spirituality today is community. Throughout the ages, many individuals have written about their spiritual thoughts and experiences, and almost all, in one way or another, were connected to a community of faith. Yes, there have been…
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Lesson 9: Spirituality as Meaning and Purpose
Read MORE: Lesson 9: Spirituality as Meaning and PurposeAlthough I’ve gone all over the place with this study, I’ve found only vague descriptions of spirituality. Let me humbly attempt my own. Traditionally, people have spoken about five areas of the human life: physical, mental, emotional, ethical, and spiritual.…
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Lesson 8: Questions about Spirituality
Read MORE: Lesson 8: Questions about SpiritualityI have written and put aside five essays for this post. Each time I finished one, someone brought up concerns I had not addressed. I finally decided to simply report what friends were telling me, as their questions seemed more…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!