Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Lesson 21: Conclusion
Read MORE: Lesson 21: ConclusionBob suggested another challenge to Christian Ethics might be that people who certainty. I got that all the time during my ministry. Many said they missed the old days when you were told what was right and what was wrong.…
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Lesson 38: How Do We Determine God’s Word – Clergy
Read MORE: Lesson 38: How Do We Determine God’s Word – ClergyChristians often check their inspiration with clergy. I was always being asked questions such as “Is it all right to cremate?” or “Will the Lutheran Church support my conscientious objection to the war?” At the beginning of my ministry people…
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Lesson 32: How Do We Determine God’s Word?
Read MORE: Lesson 32: How Do We Determine God’s Word?Throughout our history the Church has determined what it accepts as the Word of God by balancing many elements of tradition: charisma, canon, creed, clergy, ceremony, custom, and community. She is constantly correcting the problems that develop when one or…
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Lesson 28: How Does God Operate Through Words? Part 2
Read MORE: Lesson 28: How Does God Operate Through Words? Part 2Last week Bob commented, “How do we separate these false prophets from those who truly proclaim the word of God? I think to do so we have to have a conception, an overall picture, of what Christianity truly is… So…
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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!