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Entries from October 2007
A New Discussion Forum Has Been Added To ReformationUCC.org
October 19th, 2007 · No Comments
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 . [...]
Tags: Ministry and Outreach