October 31st, is All Saints’ Eve or Reformation Day. This devotion from Pastor Phil Corr reminds us of the importance of this day as followers of Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father, we thank You for those who have gone efore us in the Christian faith. On this Reformation Sunday, we especially thank You for [...]
Entries from October 2007
Why The Reformation Is Important To You
October 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Devotion and Worship · History
Plans For An Abandoned Generation
October 30th, 2007 · No Comments
How many mainline churches no longer have children and youth in attendance?
Is that because the adults have nothing to offer? No spiritual maturity to share? No gospel to preach?
We tend to blame economics and demographics for their absence to be sure, yet there is no want of young people who have been abandoned. In comfortable [...]
Tags: Ministry and Outreach
A Special Invitation To Pastors For 10 Days of Prayer Northfield, 2008
October 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Jonathan Friz came of age within the United Church of Christ. A significant part of his ministry these days is sponsoring 10 Days of Prayer annually leading up to the Global Day of Prayer. In his own words: “My heart is for the John 17 unity that is the motto of the UCC. [...]
Tags: Ministry and Outreach · News
Reviving Historic Evangelicalism - A Lesson From UCC History
October 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Evangelicalism is at a serious crossroads in the United States and is quickly losing it’s theological identity.
Initiatives such as the National Campaign to Proclaim Hope and The Gospel Coalition indicate that Evangelicals nationwide sense that the very term “Evangelical” has lost it’s meaning. To some, it seems, being “Evangelical” nowadays only refers to someone attending [...]
The Scholarship on Jonathan Edwards
October 26th, 2007 · No Comments
Editor’s Note: This continues Rev. Dr. Phil Corr’s contributions on the Life of Jonathan Edwards, America’s first theologian and - by many estimates - still the best. As people in the United Church of Christ discern their future, it may be wise to return to one of the UCC’s unheralded “firsts” - the theological thought [...]
Review - The Great Divide: The Failure of Islam and the Triumph of the West
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments
Product Details
The Great Divide: The failure of Islam and the Triumph of the West
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Regina Orthodox Press (July 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1928653197
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
Dr. Alvin J. Schmidt brings a variety of qualifications to the task of comparing and contrasting the historical impact of Christianity and Islam. [...]
Tags: History · Review · Society
Podcasts Coming Soon To ReformationUCC.org
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments
ReformationUCC.org now has the ability to host podcasts.
Just exactly WHAT will be podcast from the site remains to be seen! (or heard!)
If there’s a topic you’d - literally - like to hear more about via podcast, please register at our forum and let your voice be heard!
The Apostles’ Creed & Science Fiction
October 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
Does the Apostles’ Creed have anything to do with Science Fiction? Yes, but not as much as it should.
Science Fiction is - like all fiction - a projection of the writer’s world view in the present along with any flourishes they may add as they “flesh out” their description of the future.
People who see the [...]
Tags: History · Ministry and Outreach · Reflection
The Importance Of The Apostles’ Creed Today
October 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Missiologist George Patterson makes an important observation in his book “Church Multiplication Guide”:
A Westerner’s witness often emphasizes Anselm’s theory of the atonement and neglects other vital aspects of the gospel. This ancient definition of the atonement focuses on the substitution of a sacrificial victim for the sinner in Jesus’ death; He died in our place. [...]
Tags: Theology
The Life and Works of Jonathan Edwards
October 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Editor’s Note: This continues Rev. Dr. Phil Corr’s contributions on the Life of Jonathan Edwards, America’s first theologian and - by many estimates - still the best. As people in the United Church of Christ discern their future, it may be wise to return to one of the UCC’s unheralded “firsts” - the [...]