Ecclesiastical Implications of Grace
April 12, 2018[…] Some are disposed to find fault with us; surely that is easy for them to do. A call to lead is not an exemption from the challenges of life. We seek for inspiration in […]
[…] Some are disposed to find fault with us; surely that is easy for them to do. A call to lead is not an exemption from the challenges of life. We seek for inspiration in […]
[…] go home and do nothing until you experience another symptom—maybe years from now.” I placed a shaky phone call to Lee, and we decided to have the tests. A CAT scan was done immediately. After […]
[…] examination they elicited in me. In the spirit of Isaiah and Ezekiel, Toscano’s essay is a prophetic call to all of the church—members and leaders—to repent. There are many provocative and constructive ideas and […]
[…] it’s one animal eating another. It’s about pain, suffering—unhappy endings. Sure, there’s the other stuff, and we call them fairy tales, and we read them to children. But life is tragic, and until you’re […]
[…] 1996): 80–97</i><br>Will the church be able to retain the essence of its theology in the faceof challenges from science? Will the church’s discourse on scientific topicsbe marked by fundamentalism, isolationism, or progressivism? Will the […]
[…] to the temple worthily and to make that experience an even greater highlight than receiving the mission call.” With the proliferation of new missions everywhere except in insular Oceania, one might expect the church […]
[…] about A STITCH IN MY SIDE?” “Why not?” she said in her inimitable and gracious way. “I’ll call you if I come up with something better,” I said as I hung up but knew […]
My dear granddaughter, Dolly Sri, I knew you would cause me problems the first time I held you in my arms. My anxiety became real when I saw you win your first gymnastic meet. […]
It’s not easy to motivate two thousand people, about evenly divided among high school students, young parents, and older citizens, to march a mile up a steep hill to listen to speakers on an […]
The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews sums up his Christian faith with the memorable cry (13:8): “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever!” The “yesterday” and “today” of this cry express […]