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Helping churches respond to gay and lesbian people. Homosexuality can be a tricky topic for churches and individual Christians to navigate. This page is here to help. In the guide below, there are things to read and things to watch, and then there are suggestions for things to do. Step 1. Listen and reflect. Suicides, particularly of young people;. Significant psychological and emotional damage and trauma;. Resentment towards the church and towards God;. Parents rejecting their gay children;. An increasi...
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Nancy's Notes: March 2008
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Saturday, March 29, 2008. Speaking of games- Go Hawks! They made it to the Elite 8 last night and are headed for a showdown with the Davidson Cinderella team on Sunday night. Again, we'll see. My other news, the really great news, is that Heather is pregnant and we're going to be grandparents! How 'bout them apples! So this is my first post for this go-round. Stay tuned. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Subscribe to Nancy's Notes. A Few of My Favorite Blogs.
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Nancy's Notes: True Religious Affections
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Friday, August 15, 2008. Some of the affections of true religion are:. Holy fear- trembling at the Word of God;. Hope- sure and steadfast anchor of the soul;. Love- God, neighbor, self;. Hate- sin and evil;. Holy desire- as the deer pants for the water;. Joy- delight yourself in the Lord;. Religious sorrow- blessed are those who mourn;. Gratitude- thankfulness and praise to God;. Compassion- God honors those who show mercy; and. Zeal- what's missing from the lukewarm Laodiceans. Peace, love and grace.
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Nancy's Notes: Busted!
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Monday, August 18, 2008. This morning I've moved on to reading an excerpt from. Introduction to the Devout Life. By Francis de Sales (1567-1622). Francis says that we all paint devotion with the lens of our passions. We think we're devout because we fast, but we don't see how our caustic remarks hurt someone. Or we pray three times a day, but then gossip about our neighbor. That one hit me smack in the face! Peace, love and grace. Labels: Francis de Sales. Maybe not so much that they are closer. I'm marr...
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Hot Currents « Highland Essays
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Essays by teacher and writer Chris Highland. Raquo; Hot Currents. Essays on this Page:. Death of the American Scholar. Center of the Universe. Memory Holes: The Mayflower Contract and the Beginning of the End of Christian America. Oil Spill: The Earth Needs an ER. The Greatest Holiday Ever! Looking for America: Where is Steinbeck (and Charley)? I Sing the Body Electric. Life is Too Short. Oddly enough, East Coast, West Coast, North and South seemed to melt together. No one was a Republican or Democra...
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It's Not Personal: Reconciling Mormonism with Prop 8
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God TOLD me to think of you as inferior and vote accordingly! Sunday, August 16, 2009. Reconciling Mormonism with Prop 8. You are so incredibly intelligent, understanding, talented, and really gifted. Your sexual orientation doesn't change that one iota in my eyes.". Thank you for the compliments. But ultimately, do you really think that you will discover lasting joy in the life to come by pursuing this lifestyle? What lifestyle would you be referring to? You know my upbringing. You know me. I am...You d...
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Nancy's Notes: July 2008
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Hear from them. I'll see where the books take me. If nothing else, I've got Healing Balm of Gilead now. Peace, love and grace. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm married to the love of my life, Dale McAllister. We live in Manhattan, Kansas, where I'm an associate pastor at the First United Methodist Church. We have 5 children, 1 dog and a grandchild on the way. View my complete profile. Subscribe to Nancy's Notes. A Few of My Favorite Blogs.
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Nancy's Notes: Spiritual Agility
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008. In today's reading, Francis says that, "devotion is simply that spiritual agility by which charity works in us or by aid of which we work quickly and lovingly.To be good a person must have charity, and to be devout, in addition to charity, he must have great zeal and readiness in performing charitable actions.". Hmmmhow does devotion help us work quickly and lovingly? That's a bit puzzling to me. Stay tuned for tomorrow when we hear Francis say, ". Peace, love and grace.