New Light Shed on Reformation Historical Markers – Contemporary Focus on Unity In Philadelphia, August 1997, the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) approved a “Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification” which results from years of Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialog aimed
… God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide you a way out so that you can stand up under it. The words of 1 Corinthians 10:13 rang in
My name is Vanessa Sheridan and I’m a proud, happily transgender person who is also a Christian — a follower of and a believer in Jesus Christ as my Savior, teacher, and role model. I consider my status as a transgender Christian to be a
‘Whosoever shall believe’ Over the last several months I have been writing to a person who is extremely knowledgeable in the Bible. I suspect that he may have graduated from a seminary at one time. This person once was a transsexual in transition, and he
So God created humanity in God’s own image, in the image of God, God created humanity; male and female God created them. (Genesis 1:27) There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are
Fun?! Who said being a Christian was supposed to be fun?! That is — if we define the essence of being a Christian as making Jesus Christ Lord. He accepts us — but many others, including many Christians, don’t. And resolving the differences is not
University Baptist Church, Austin, Texas Reading for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost: James 1:17-27 If there’s one thing everybody seems to like, it’s a short sermon. In February of ’87, Will Campbell, that salty saint of the Civil Rights Movement, was theologian in residence at
I thought this would be a great time to share with y’all the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Now being a good Christian, I’m going to tell it from THAT perspective, and we can see how wonderful and logical this story is when placed in
I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. I immediately ran over and said “Stop! Don’t do it!” “Why shouldn’t I?” he said. I said, “Well, there’s so much to live for!”
First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Long Beach, Calif. Reading: Jeremiah 6:13-15 Welcome to the First Congregational Church of Long Beach, a United Church of Christ, a church with a great history and .. perhaps .. a great future. That part remains to be