January 4th, 2008
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January 3rd, 2008
Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, and the KJV
» Posted in bible at 12:12 am
The following is from the book Myths: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning by Israel Galindo. How well do you know fact from fiction?
FICTION: The place where the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 is marked by the actual Plymouth Rock on which they stepped onto the New World.
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January 2nd, 2008
Book review: Beyond the Ordinary by Johnson and Dreitcher
» Posted in books, congregational life at 12:53 am
Ben Campbell Johnson & Andrew Dreitcer provide a welcome resource to congregations in practical spirituality in Beyond the Ordinary: Spirituality for Church Leaders (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 168 pages. $16.00. ISBN 0-8028-4773-0). The book’s unique contribution is in the fleshing out of classical Christian spirituality in the context of congregational leadership. In doing so, they move spirituality away from the individualistic expressions most prevalent today, and into a corporate dimension more in keeping with the communal nature of the church.
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January 1st, 2008
Birds Named More and Better
» Posted in bible, Christian Education, congregational life, discipleship, liturgical seasons, Sunday school, Uncategorized, world view at 5:51 pm
Maybe it’s just my imagination, but I think I heard more voices than ever this year suggesting that we consider toning down the cultural excesses of Christmas gift-giving. We’ve certainly not eliminated gift-giving in my world of family and friends, but it has become more modest in recent years.  Counterintuitively, Christmas has not become less important to us; if anything, the opposite is true, because it offers us time as family to be together.
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