I want to answer this question and avoid generalizations. There have been different interpretations across time about what the Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven is and when or how it may be present or coming. Each of us may have our own nuanced interpretation of what the Kingdom of God may be or […]
This question was raised in the context of living a good or moral life. One person observed that you do not have to be a Christian to love your neighbor as your self. This is true. For example – out of a group serving in a food kitchen there may be a Muslim, Hindu, Christian, […]
Monday night was another great evening of discussion about The Secret Message of Jesus. A few new faces and a few from the first week that were not there. A little different format for the night – instead of being in one group for the entire time of discussion, we mixed groups twice to give […]
This question has many different types of answers depending on the particular details of the question that is asked. For example: When – In the first century or today? What does accept mean? Who – As a faith tradition, or individuals within the faith? I do not feel qualified to respond to this question in […]
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Speedlinking – August 10, 2007
Nice job, Kansas City! Top 50 Metropolitan Areas that Volunteer at Church Relevance. Beautiful witness from justwondering at ANOTHER ONE GOES UNDER! Pastor Steven Furtick writes about different modes of ministry at This is how we do it. Great images around emerging and missional terminology at A More Generous View from Emerging Grace. worship as […]
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Why did Jesus talk in parables?
This question is one of three questions which I chose to answer as a group when we met on Monday night. The previous two questions (Why did Jesus keep his message secret? and Why did Jesus answer questions with more questions?) and this one have a great deal of similarity. Entering into relationship and avoiding […]
I think that this question has a great deal to do with the title of the book which we are studying – The Secret Message of Jesus. The first five chapters of the book (which we discussed this week) do not address the content of Jesus teaching as much as setting the stage. I think […]
We see one example of Jesus responding to questions with more questions in Luke 10:25-37. (You could read it now – either in a Bible or by clicking through the link). In this story, Jesus responds to someone who asks him a question with more questions, a parable, another question and responds in a short […]
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Last night was the first meeting of The Secret Message of Jesus – A Book Discussion at Resurrection. It was great. There were about 40 people who gathered to discuss Part One of the book. It was a good mix of people – first time attender to several who had been at Resurrection over 10 […]
Yesterday was a good day at the School of Congregational Development. Kirby John Caldwell spoke at the first plenary session about the vision that Windsor Village UMC has for the future. I found him to be an engaging speaker and very enthusiastic about the local church. The next session was for the particular ministry track […]
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The Word of God
This evening, I had the opportunity to lead a brief worship service at the School of Congregational Development. The theme for the service was “Word of God.” Here is the text from the brief message. Scripture – John 1:1-5. I would love to hear your thoughts and comments. The Word of God In the beginning […]
Resurrection is hosting the School of Congregational Development (SCD) 2007 which begins today. I am taking part in the New Church 101: How to Start a Church Ministry Track. This is the second part of the training for potential new church start pastors of which I am a part. This training began with a week […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 