G. Kevin Baker: reflections on life and ministry
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Why I am United Methodist – Part I
What’s in a label? There is a trend in the church planting circles these days. “Shed the labels.” In order to reach a market that prefers generic Christianity over “name brand” versions, most denominations have jumped on the label dropping band wagon with little thought or reflection. And why not? The sentiment is certainly understandable.…
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Fear of God as Political Resistance
>The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, “When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she shall live.” But the midwives feared God;…
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Comic Relief: Gotta Laugh or you Might Cry
>The De-Deification of the American Faithscapehttp://youtube.com/v/75uR8Iz1AB4 Thanks to “John the Methodist” for sharing this piece by Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central. Did you ever think you would hear a comedian reciting the full Nicene Creed? He also has fun with unitarians and points out the absurdity of religions hating in the name of God.
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Beyond the Bumber Sticker
>Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become…
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