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Entries from October 2007

A New Discussion Forum Has Been Added To ReformationUCC.org

October 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Our discussion forum exists to help further the cause of the Reformation Faith in the UCC and is moderated.
Join the conversation!
No spamming or off topic conversations. When found, they will be deleted and the user banned.
Inappropriate posts will be deleted at the sole discretion of the administrators.

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Tags: Admin

Creation and Human Rights

October 19th, 2007 · No Comments

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recently stated that they were “worried about the possible ill-effects of the spread of creationist ideas within our education systems and about the consequences for our democracies. If we are not careful, creationism could become a threat to human rights which are a key concern of the [...]

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Tags: History · Society · Theology

Jacqueline Huggins Bible Translator

October 18th, 2007 · No Comments

One of the most significant advances leading to and advancing the Reformation of the church was the translation of the Bible into the everyday language of the people. The aim was to put the Word of God into the hearts and minds of all the people from the greatest to the least.
From time to [...]

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Tags: Ministry and Outreach · News

Twelve Questions That Could Change Your Church

October 18th, 2007 · No Comments

By T.M. Moore
Is Yours a Healthy, Growing Church?
In Ephesians 4.11-16, the Apostle Paul shows us how to think about healthy, growing churches, and how they get that way:
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the
pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of
ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until [...]

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Tags: Ministry and Outreach · Theology

Speaking The Truth In Love: Life & Legacy of Roger Nicole

October 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Product Details
SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE: Life & Legacy of Roger Nicole
* Hardcover: 233 pages
* Publisher: Solid Ground Christian Books (October 30, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1599250934
* ISBN-13: 978-1599250939
Roger Nicole is a major figure in contemporary American Evangelicalism. His life (he is today in his 90’s) has spanned the heyday of America’s mainline as well [...]

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Tags: History · Reflection · Review

A Year Of Living Biblically?

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Stop the presses! After all these thousands of years, it’s finally newsworthy! “What’s that”, you ask?
It’s finally newsworthy that someone has attempted to spend one whole year seeking to “live Biblically”! By “Living Biblically” the author means to”follow the Bible as literally as you can in the modern age.” That’s what writer and Biblical Bon [...]

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Tags: Theology

Angel Food Ministries - A Non Threatening Way To Reach Neighbors For Jesus Christ

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

A link to Angel Food Ministries has been added to the “Other Resources Page”.
Angel Food Ministries helps families save money monthly on their food bill. They do that by using churches as host sites to eliminate the costs of having a retail food establishment. This can be a wonderful way for a church to [...]

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Tags: Ministry and Outreach · Society

The Charitable Ventures Of William Wilberforce

October 10th, 2007 · No Comments

In 2008, a documentary film called THE BETTER HOUR: The Legacy of William Wilberforce will be released.
The United Churches of Christ pride themselves on the fact that their forefathers in Congregationalist New England were zealous in a cause dear to Wilberforce’s heart: abolition.
While Wilberforce’s dream was realized peacefully thanks to his patient approach, his [...]

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Tags: Ministry and Outreach · Society

Praying Through The Psalms

October 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Emerging in the 1500’s as a Protestant and Reformed Catholic Church, the Anglican Church sought to renew the piety of the parishes.
In light of the spiritual poverty of the average parish priest, this was no small task.
Part of the remedy was to inaugurate daily times of morning and evening prayer in the parish.
The reading schedule [...]

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Tags: Devotion and Worship

Jesse Remington High School: Rebuilding Christian World View In The Mainline

October 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments

On the brink of World War II, C.S. Lewis dealt with a seemingly logical question: “In the face of deadly evil, aren’t we fools to be spending our times undertaking the study of philosophy and classical literature?” His reply was in the book Weight of Glory - “To be ignorant and simple now . [...]

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Tags: Ministry and Outreach