| Church Search 12 days ago by lisaoflongbourn I’m in between churches right now – between congregations. All summer and fall I’ve been casually attending the meetings of various friends. I can’t tell you how wonderful it feels to not be obligated to make an appearance at any one building on a Sunday morning. I might tell a friend I’m coming, or ... Lisa of Longbourn - lisaoflongbourn.wordpress.com · Rank: 132,551 ·  12 references |
| Critiquing the Modern Church Using a Gnostic Perspective 12 days ago by liberalbaptistrev Gnostics critiqued the early church in ways that, sadly, still apply to the modern church. Elaine Pagels in her book, The Gnostic Gospels, writes: The Tripartite Tractate, written by a follower of Valentinus, contrasts those who are gnostics, children of the Father, with those who are children of th ... Liberalbaptistrev's Blog - liberalbaptistrev.wordpress.com · 2 references |
| A Beginning 71 days ago by rutheverhart Fall is the time of beginning, with its backpacks still unsmudged, its pages still unwritten, its eraser-heads still pristine. A favorite time of the year, even before the leaves fall so we can scuff through them down the sidewalk. Soon there will be marks of all kinds, on the pages and notebooks of ... Work-in-Progress - rutheverhart.com/blog · 23 references |
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