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Just Discovered IL DIVO
>Ok, so I didn’t know about this multinational quartet of opera/pop/classical style (and certainly classically trained) singers hailing from Spain, Switzerland, France, and the U.S. I have to thank one of my friends at RUMC for sending me an email with this link to their performance of Amazing Grace, sung live in the Roman Collesium…
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Lenten Reflection – Gratitude
> As Jesus entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them (a Samaritan), when he saw…
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Books about religion …
>I have a poster from Abingdon Press in my office that reads: BOOKS about religion are alsoabout love, sex, politics,AIDS, WAR, PEACE, justice, ecology, theol-ogy, philosophy, addic-tion, Recovery, ethics,race, Gender, dissent, technology, old age, NewAge, Faith, Heavy Metal,morality, beauty, GOD,psychology, money, dogma, FREEDOM, history,death and … LIFE! The same could probably be said about Christian…
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Where ignorance abounds …
>… silence may be the best response. But perhaps I did feel compelled to post at least this much – in case some are under the mistaken conviction that we now live in a post-racial America. With regards to things like this (from a display case at a Barnes and Noble in Florida) Or these…
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A Jesus made to order?
>Images of Jesus abound in Scripture, particularly in John’s Gospel where one encounters the “I am” passages: I am the bread of life. (John 6:35)I am the vine and you are the branches. (John 15:1)Jesus as the living water. (John 4:10)I am the Good Shepherd. (John 10:11) Rich word pictures all. Perhaps that is why…
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About this blog
>Welcome to Christian Conversations! My name is G. Kevin Baker, and this blog is devoted to theological reflection on life and ministry. I am a pastor, writer, father of three, and committed follower of Jesus Christ. The water image in the header is meant to be a reminder to all who comment or post here…
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Lenten Reflection: Wesley on Repentance
> The following is an excerpt from John Wesley’s sermon, The Repentance of Believers. In this season of Lent, where so many are focusing on practices to take on and to give up, this word from Wesley is a stark reminder that even attending to the “means of grace”, as important as that can be,…
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Wine labels and metaphors for Ministry
>I would never have guessed they would have anything in common until I saw the label on this South African wine just a few days after I had heard the same expression used as a metaphor for ministry in multicultural contexts. Either way, both the wine and the ongoing ministry in Christ’s wonderfully diverse church…
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Reconciliation requires speaking truth and practicing forgiveness
>As Edward Gilbreath has already pointed out, this story has already made the news and has been making its way across the internet – but I am another one of those who had not seen it. I share it here again and pray for stories like this to multiply. And as for people like this,…
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How appointments are made in North Alabama
>Ok, so I don’t think I have ever seen anything like this: a bishop posting an online video explaining a new approach to how appointments are going to be made. At first, it didn’t sound like much new (ie. “we are going to make mission the priority” – is this not what the UMC has…
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