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>…
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Tag: suffering
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Lesson 7: Community
Read MORE: Lesson 7: CommunityThe third practical way Christianity offers for overcoming suffering and evil is a loving, sharing community. Lupe observed suffering can be made “less terrifying when families envelop each other in love.” Certainly the New Testament sees this extending beyond the…
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Lesson 2: Overcoming Suffering
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Overcoming SufferingThe course will look at some of the components of Practical Christianity, sometimes described as the art of Christian living. It will begin examining how Christianity offers a way to overcome suffering, whether this is from natural disaster, social injustice,…
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Lesson 26: How Does God Operate?
Read MORE: Lesson 26: How Does God Operate?I can best explain my position on suffering by enclosing below a short paper I wrote decades ago to start discussion at a Lutheran conference. I think the Christian faith is contrarian by nature. We have some trouble seeing that,…
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Lesson 25: How Does God Operate Through People? Part 3
Read MORE: Lesson 25: How Does God Operate Through People? Part 3Both Bob from Italy and Lupe from Bolivia move us to acting for God as service rather than servanthood. Bob speaks of co-operation and individual acts of mercy, such as feeding the hungry neighbor. Some theologians believe we should make…
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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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An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!
yes we need to forgive our leaders yet make sure they do the right thing – which they aren’t.