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: worship
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Christmas is Always
Read MORE: Christmas is AlwaysThis is an article Kerry Walters, one of our participants, wrote for the Sunbury Daily Item on December 24. Kerry publishes a weekly column “Faith Matters.” His messages always speak to me. I hoped this one would do the same…
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Lesson 3: The Third Commandment
Read MORE: Lesson 3: The Third CommandmentObserve the Sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. For six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall…
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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 18: So Where is the Basis for Ethics Found?
Read MORE: Lesson 18: So Where is the Basis for Ethics Found?I began suggesting people often claim they go to Church to find a basis for ethics. Public figures on television often try to show their morality by reporting, “I grew up in Church.” I then suggested these people are often…
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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 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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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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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!