Monthly Archives: July 2005

Community: Smarter Together

Even so, to talk about the business of the church is to talk also about disagreement, tension, and conflict. As more people participate there will be more ideas as to how things should go, and thus there will be more … Continue reading

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Community: Marriage and Mutuality

Because women in the twenty-first century [in the U.S.] have basic human rights, we often take for granted the revolutionary aspect of Jesus’ bold efforts to elevate women in a society that degraded them. What seems like a normal action … Continue reading

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Random Thought: Journeys

Knowing where we are going is only a small part of any journey. We must discern danger, avoid distraction, and keep from stumbling—and if we stumble be sure that there is a brother nearby to help us stand.

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Society: Conspiracy of Lawlessness

Weihsien camp’s greatest difficulties with law and order had to do not so much with justice as with the strength of its laws. The main problem was the political one of generating governmental power, rather than of ruling with wisdom … Continue reading

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Random Thought: Works of Faith

The works of faith, warfare works that shame the darkness and vanquish wickedness, are born in the prayer room, not in the boardroom.

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