Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
Tag: Church
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Lesson 11: A Community of Friends
Read MORE: Lesson 11: A Community of FriendsThe biggest and most significant response to this series has been Christians who report they felt excluded every time a pastor described the Church as a “family of families.” On the other hand, I also heard from pastors, who like…
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Reformation Sunday
Read MORE: Reformation SundayWe Lutherans set this Sunday aside to celebrate our roots. We remember from where we came, so we can understand better who we are. We do that this year mindful of the recent Pew Foundation report that indictaed 20% of…
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Lesson 9: Church is Not a Family of Families
Read MORE: Lesson 9: Church is Not a Family of FamiliesLast week I used the model of family for Church. After all Jesus did speak of God as father and others as our brothers and sisters. And the early Church did live in a lifestyle we associate with the family.…
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Lesson 40: How Do We Determine God’s Word – Community 2
Read MORE: Lesson 40: How Do We Determine God’s Word – Community 2As Juan observes about history not being objective fact but a story continuously retold to make sense of our present and future, so too custom is an ever-changing guide to the Christian life. The community is continuously retelling it to…
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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!