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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. A Devotional on the Atonement. July 24, 2016. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. When I was a child my siblings and I worshipped with our parents and went to Sunday school before worship. I don’t remember much about Sunday school, but I have many powerful recollections of worship.
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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. Turning the World Upside Down. August 20, 2016. When the mob could not find Paul and Silas, they dragged some believers before the city authorities, shouting, ‘These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also.’. But there was backlash. Luke writes, They formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They said, These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also. What would it take? Prayer: Your ...
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Church and Society | When I Survey . . .
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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. Category Archives: Church and Society. A tribute to Max L. Stackhouse. February 14, 2016. I have been blessed to know Max for most of my adult life. I met him in 1971, when I started my studies at Andover Newton Theological School, where he was my teacher. Our paths have crossed ever since. For three years I was a seminary intern at the church where Max and Jean and their family belonged. I was Dave’s 3. Posted in Christian faith. June 29, 2015.
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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. Rick’s Blackened Red Snapper. August 23, 2016. The late great Paul Prudhomme, who died last year, brought Cajun cookery to national attention with his 1984 classic Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen. His most iconic recipe was blackened redfish. Redfish was a humble fish that suddenly was in high demand. His recipe called for scorching high heat. I made it several times and it was delicious, but set off the fire alarms. If you don’t like hot an...
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ethics | When I Survey . . .
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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. Turning the World Upside Down. August 20, 2016. When the mob could not find Paul and Silas, they dragged some believers before the city authorities, shouting, ‘These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also.’. But there was backlash. Luke writes, They formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They said, These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also. What would it take? Prayer: Your ...
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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. Abide with Me by Elizabeth Strout. The Green Religion of the Blue People: The Faith of Avatar. The Death of Adam by Marilynne Robinson. Who Do You Say That I Am? Reflections on the New Century Hymnal. Justice, The True and Only Mercy Edited by Trevor Hart. God Crucified: Monotheism and Christology in The New Testament by Richard Bauckham. Hallowed Be Thy Name: The Sanctification of All in the Soteriology of P.T. Forsyth. Enter your comment here.
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Christian faith | When I Survey . . .
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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. Category Archives: Christian faith. Turning the World Upside Down. August 20, 2016. When the mob could not find Paul and Silas, they dragged some believers before the city authorities, shouting, ‘These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also.’. They didn’t mean it as a compliment, but turning the world upside down is exactly what the Good News about Jesus did that day. What would it take? Prayer: Your world needs ...
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Church | When I Survey . . .
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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. Turning the World Upside Down. August 20, 2016. When the mob could not find Paul and Silas, they dragged some believers before the city authorities, shouting, ‘These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also.’. But there was backlash. Luke writes, They formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They said, These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also. What would it take? Prayer: Your ...
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Memories | When I Survey . . .
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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. Where I Ruminate on How Communication Technology has Changed the Scholarly Life. Where I Ruminate on My First Trip to Scotland Twenty Years Ago and My Introduction to Single Malt Whisky. Where I Ruminate about the Mid-Summer Classic. Where I Ruminate on My Experience of the British National Health Service. On Hearing John Updike’s Voice for the First Time. An Appreciation: Thomas Merton and Karl Barth. September Signals a New Chapter. You are c...
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“The God of the Far Off” Toward the Ministry of Inclusion | When I Survey . . .
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When I Survey . . . Ruminations, reviews, recipes and rants. The God of the Far Off Toward the Ministry of Inclusion. June 29, 2015. What an extraordinary week this has been for our country! The great Swiss theologian Karl Barth liked to admonish the church that it must read both the Bible and the newspaper, because we Christians live in the world. And what a week of news it was! On Thursday, by a 6-3 decision, the Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, which makes health care available to all Americans.
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