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Lesson 6: Remembering as a Sabbath Practice
Read MORE: Lesson 6: Remembering as a Sabbath PracticeLet’s take a few weeks to construct a 21st century Sabbath life style. That will mean discussing a modern application of the reasons the scriptures offer for observing a special day of the week. Some of my friends still practice…
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Lesson 4: How Jesus Kept the Sabbath
Read MORE: Lesson 4: How Jesus Kept the SabbathI think the comment John posted last week captures the gist of Jesus’ words concerning the Sabbath. He wrote, “The wealth we experience is embarrassing. Yet we always want more and find excuses not to give it away or find…
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Lesson 3: Sabbath, Wealth, and Rest for the Land
Read MORE: Lesson 3: Sabbath, Wealth, and Rest for the LandIf you had any doubts about the Sabbath commands being more than setting aside a special day for worship, take a look at how the commandment is explicated in other parts of the Torah. Exodus 23: 10-12 expands it to…
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Lesson 2: What the Torah Says About the Sabbath
Read MORE: Lesson 2: What the Torah Says About the SabbathOur project is seeking ways to observe the Sabbath Way of life in our technological society. Let’s begin by looking at the two versions found in the Ten Commandments. Respected scholars claim we should regard these as teachings or guidelines…
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Lesson 1: Introduction to a Sabbath Way of Life
Read MORE: Lesson 1: Introduction to a Sabbath Way of LifeI have attended many, many academic talks. An Anglican bishop at a Muhlenberg college commencement gave the best I’ve heard. He argued observing the Sabbath as a way of life enabled Christians to live with integrity in our technological society.…
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Lesson 7: Torah Law
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Torah LawI have been surprised that so many responses to this series on Nature refer emotionally to climate change. They argue either that we are not following the data or that we do not have any conclusive data presently. None of…
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Lesson 14: Gratitude– Finding Time to Give Thanks
Read MORE: Lesson 14: Gratitude– Finding Time to Give ThanksIf you read much about thanksgiving, you constantly come across statements, such as “Ninety-nine percent of the time, we have an opportunity to be grateful for something. We just don’t notice it. We go through our days in a daze……
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Lesson 13: Creating and Finding Sabbath –
Finding God in All the NoiseRead MORE: Lesson 13: Creating and Finding Sabbath –One of the best talks I ever heard was at Muhlenburg College and was given by an Episcopalian bishop. It was entitled something like, “The Future Health of Our Society Will Be Dependent on Observing the Sabbath.” His point was…
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Lesson 11: Giving Up Church
Read MORE: Lesson 11: Giving Up ChurchRemember, we are using “Is it a sin?” as a gimmick for examining what is good for self, others, and society. I was surprised that both the face-to-face classes wanted to discuss giving up church attendance and, again, how they…
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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!