wonderful thoughts from the Pope, intellectually coherent and practically relevant and doable IMO
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
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Lesson 4: The Free Church – The Gracious Lifestyle
Read MORE: Lesson 4: The Free Church – The Gracious LifestyleAfter 1300 years a revolution took place within the Established Church. The Protestant Movement led to a number of different church types. Some tried to recapture the Countercultural model, some simply to reform the Establishment, and others to develop the…
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Lesson 3: The Established Church – The Balanced Life
Read MORE: Lesson 3: The Established Church – The Balanced LifeWhen Constantine accepted Christianity in the 300s, the counterculture community became one of many institutions performing their functions for the common good. This Established Church took the role of providing religion for conventional society. She has been part of the…
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Lesson 2: The Counter Culture Church – The Radical Life
Read MORE: Lesson 2: The Counter Culture Church – The Radical LifeThis is the second of the four Christian lifestyles we’ll examine from our past. Remember we are talking about designs for living rather than theologies, histories, or even ethics. Some believe this radical lifestyle is the only genuine one, because…
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Lesson 1: Jesus
Read MORE: Lesson 1: JesusWelcome to the new course. It’ll be a little different than the first. I shall try to offer one- page, four- sessions series. Hopefully, that will help everyone to keep up, as the course will work best if we have…
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Lesson 20: Concluding Thoughts on Paul
Read MORE: Lesson 20: Concluding Thoughts on PaulWe’ve come to the end of the online course. I have learned a lot about Paul and also about online learning. A number have asked Frontline to offer more online classes. I suspect we shall, but that we shall keep…
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Lesson 19: Paul and Women in the Early Church
Read MORE: Lesson 19: Paul and Women in the Early ChurchMy apologies to the Sunday School class at Good Shepherd for reusing a session I thought covered the topic. My apologies to the rest of you for making a longer than usual post. I think the subject warrants it. Whenever…
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Lesson 18: Rules of the Road (Romans 13: 1-7)
Read MORE: Lesson 18: Rules of the Road (Romans 13: 1-7)Often our discussions have ended accepting Paul’s positions for the church but asking how they relate to the larger world out there. It is hard enough for Christians to live by love in their private lives, as eyfishpaw and Bob…
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Lesson 17: Living the Resurrection Now (Romans 12-15)
Read MORE: Lesson 17: Living the Resurrection Now (Romans 12-15)The last paragraph of Bob’s comment sets the stage for Romans 12. “Christ lived on earth, died, and was resurrected. Through the Holy Spirit He is among us now. The post-resurrection life is not simply something in the indeterminate future;…
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Lesson 16: Life in the Spirit (Romans 8)
Read MORE: Lesson 16: Life in the Spirit (Romans 8)In the last lesson I spoke about “faith active in love” being the best roadmap for living in our time. Paul sometimes describes it as living “in Christ”, sometimes as living “in the Spirit”. He is obviously talking about the…
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Lesson 15: Salvation by Faith Active in Love (Romans 1-8)
Read MORE: Lesson 15: Salvation by Faith Active in Love (Romans 1-8)Romans 1-8 Salvation: by Faith Active in Love I am going to look at Romans as the best road map for the modern age, emphasizing how much better “faith active in love” is than the religious law which has failed…
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I absolutely love these ideas, especially paying attention to beauty and reducing your needs.
Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…