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Born From AboveJohn ShuckFirst Presbyterian ChurchElizabethton, TennesseeJanuary 22, 2012John 3:1-36During Winter, the season we have designated to explore the via creativa, the way of creativity and imagination, I am preaching a series of sermons on the Gospel of John. Theologian Matthew Fox coin... (original story)
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Sarah Sentilles broke up with the Creator of the Universe just as she was about to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. She tells all in her book, Breaking Up With God: A Love Story. In this interesting and thought-provoking interview on Religion For Life, Dr. Sentilles shares... (original story)
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Planet Earth needs another Presbyterian denomination. Here it is. This one is "a bold church unafraid." OK, unafraid, but yet a bit squeamish about gays. So squeamish in fact, that they could no longer function in the PC(USA) and simply had to form a brand n... (original story)
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I wasn’t sure until just now if anyone else had survived. But it happen just the other day. I’m an old man in queer years; I came out in the seventies and watched a hundred close friends die in the eighties and nineties. I never was much good at math, but that’s just it. That’... (original story)
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Continuing my short history of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland during the 17th Century. JAMES II In London, Charles II died, having converted to Catholicism on his deathbed, (Feb 1685), to be succeeded by his brother James II. THE KILLING TIMES, 1685 This was the hottest period of persecution in... (original story)
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All the children at MBPC Preschool are working very hard practicing for our upcoming Christmas musical “A Gift for the World: the Story of Jesus’s Birth”! Each class has their own important part to play in telling the story of Christ’s birth, and the 5K class will act out the... (original story)
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Image by Robert Couse-Baker It’s a sad country we live in, where a person is judged solely based on his religion. Freedom of religion is one of the human rights I am most passionate about. There are so many facets of life that will be adversely effected if one is denied the right to have and f... (original story)
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Gays continue to be second class citizens in the rosy world of the Church of Scotland. The Church has come out against gay marriage on the basis that only male and female marriage is the “will of God”. I should perhaps take heart that, with congregation numbers dwindling and churches me... (original story)
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Red and Green are decking our halls, Christmas carols ring from the classrooms, and Christmas projects are in full swing here at MBPC Preschool! With all of our holiday happenings, its time to sign your child up for our special Holly Jolly Days… 2 extra days after school is out, full of fun, c... (original story)
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This past Sunday (November 27th) we tried out something new in worship. Interactive Prayer Stations! My friend from Seminary, Theresa Cho who is at St. John’s Presbyterian in San Francisco is a whiz at prayer stations, but this isn’t a new idea—I’ve engaged in these at worship conference... (original story)