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Personal reflections on faith and the Church. May 8, 2013. Today an inspiring individual passed to what I believe will be eternal glory. Dallas Willard, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at University of Southern California, lost his battle with cancer at the age of 77. I just completed a small group study of Willard’s. Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God. I would not necessarily recommend this book to just anyone. In 1 Corinthians 3. One of Jesus’ followers, Paul, wrote:. The Christia...
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Personal reflections on faith and the Church. There is No Fear in Love. April 30, 2012. The motion required a 2/3 majority to advance the Constitutional change to the Annual Conferences for ratification. It received only 55% support. After the vote, I was in the Prayer Room and a phrase of scripture came to mind. I found it at 1 John 4:18:. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. April 30, 2012.
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A Bold Move That Failed…and Thoughts on Why | Mike's Meditations
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Personal reflections on faith and the Church. A Bold Move That Failed…and Thoughts on Why. By now most are at least somewhat aware that the General Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to retain its long-standing position concerning homosexual behavior.For the past 40 years, the Church has maintained the traditional Christian view regarding homosexual behavior. The. And Michael Slaughter ( Ginghamsburg. 8211;and my thoughts on why it failed. Hamilton and Slaughter offered a substitute proposal.
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April | 2012 | Mike's Meditations
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Personal reflections on faith and the Church. There is No Fear in Love. April 30, 2012. The motion required a 2/3 majority to advance the Constitutional change to the Annual Conferences for ratification. It received only 55% support. After the vote, I was in the Prayer Room and a phrase of scripture came to mind. I found it at 1 John 4:18:. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. April 30, 2012.
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…And Walk Humbly With Your God. | Mike's Meditations
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Personal reflections on faith and the Church. 8230;And Walk Humbly With Your God. One of the most powerful (among many! Statements I heard at the Missouri Annual Conference was during a talk by Chuck Bomar. Founding pastor of Colossae Church. In Portland, OR, and author of several books related to young adult and college-age ministry. While describing his decision to uproot his family and move from California to Portland to start a church, he said:. He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. I’ll co...
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Putting It In Perspective | Mike's Meditations
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Personal reflections on faith and the Church. Putting It In Perspective. It is right about 48 hours since the General Conference of the UMC concluded. Mental exhaustion is probably the best way to describe my condition when the chaos finally came to an end. I am still processing the experience and my thoughts about some of the specific actions and events that took place. I have started outlining a few different ideas on projects in response to the experience. Peace for the journey. From your own site.
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Moving at a Snail’s Pace | Mike's Meditations
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Personal reflections on faith and the Church. Moving at a Snail’s Pace. It was quite surprising to some that we eliminated guaranteed appointment with absolutely no discussion from the floor. A motion was made to reconsider the action; that is, to revisit that piece of legislation. After discussion, the motion to reconsider was rejected by a 60-40 margin. Thus, we effectively voted twice to eliminate guaranteed appointments. The snail moved…ever so slightly. Feed You can leave a response. You are comment...
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May | 2012 | Mike's Meditations
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Personal reflections on faith and the Church. A Bold Move That Failed…and Thoughts on Why. May 10, 2012. By now most are at least somewhat aware that the General Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to retain its long-standing position concerning homosexual behavior.For the past 40 years, the Church has maintained the traditional Christian view regarding homosexual behavior. The. And Michael Slaughter ( Ginghamsburg. 8211;and my thoughts on why it failed. Read the rest of this entry ». It is r...
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What Does Holy Conferencinig Do? | Mike's Meditations
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Personal reflections on faith and the Church. What Does Holy Conferencinig Do? Yesterday, just before the conclusion of the afternoon session of General Conference, a group of maybe 100 protesters from the Methodist Federation for Social Action broke the bar of the Conference just as the presiding bishop started to pray. The protesters proceeded to march to the center of the Conference floor, loudly chanting so that the bishop had to continuing raising his voice as he attempted to pray. General Conferenc...
