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nothing that has not died

posted by adam on 06.06.2006

“The structural position in the church which the humblest Christian occupies is eternal and even cosmic. The church will outlive the universe; in it the individual person will outlive the universe. Everything that is joined to the immortal Head will share his immortality. We hear little of this from the Christian pulpit today. What has […]

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stereotyping, part 2

posted by adam on 03.04.2006

Okay…eight hours of sleep later and I’m still thinking about the idea of stereotypes and the church and Christianity.
Here’s something to chew on. Jesus warns against being “ashamed of Him,” (Mark 8:38), but no such warning is ever given about being ashamed of the church. Apparently, if I say I’m embarrassed by being associated with […]

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stereotyping

posted by adam on 03.04.2006

You know what sucks about being a Christian? The stereotype that comes with it.
Last night (Thursday night–it’s late Friady night right now) I was cruising blogs and more than once came across one I wanted to post a comment to. But I hesitated. I hesitated because I thought about those people, those other bloggers coming […]

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