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Faith and Doubt: A Reflection on Christmas
“God weeps with us so that we may one day laugh with him.” Jürgen Moltmann There was a time in my life that faith in God, for me the Christian God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit was something that I pretty … Continue reading
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Introduction to “I Believe please Help Me Believe: The Apostle’s Creed for those Who Struggle with Faith”
“God weeps with us so that we may one day laugh with him.” Jürgen Moltmann This is the first of a series of essays on the topic of doubt and faith related to the Apostle’s Creed. There was a time in … Continue reading
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Faith Journey’s: Why I am Still a Christian
There are many times that I totally empathize with author Anne Rice in saying that she has left Christianity yet still has faith in Christ. For Rice it was the lack of love shown by the institutional church for people … Continue reading
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Good Friday…Ecce Homo! Behold the Man
“God is nowhere greater than in his humiliation. God is nowhere more glorious than in his impotence. God is nowhere more divine than when he becomes man” Jürgen Moltmann Trinity and Kingdom “So they took Jesus; 17and carrying the cross … Continue reading
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Palm or Passion Sunday…the Paradox of the Triumphant Entry and the Cross
The Triumphant Entry “Although we praise our common Lord for all kinds of reasons, we praise and glorify him above all for the cross. Paul passes over everything else that Christ did for our advantage and consolation and dwells incessantly … Continue reading
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Reformation Day: How Martin Luther and Hans Kung Brought Me to an Anglo-Catholic Perspective, a Book and Bible Burning Reaches Ludicrous Speed and Yankees take Game Three 8-5
Today is Reformation Day that is right sports fans, Reformation Day. Now most people, unless they are Lutheran or a really “reformed” Presbyterian or Reformed Church kind of Christian have no clue about this. However when a young Priest and … Continue reading
Alleluia! Memories of Easter…Past and Present
Easter aboard USS Hue City CG-66 off the Horn of Africa 2002 I find Easter to be an interesting time. I tend to get reflective and while I do joyfully say “Alleluia! Christ is Risen!” I also tend to be … Continue reading
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