Edward is always good, but this one is outstanding.
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Edward Fudge
POOR IN SPIRIT
A gracEmail reader in the Middle East writes, “Someone recently prayed for help in becoming ‘poor in spirit.’ I want to receive the blessing Jesus promises to those who are poor in spirit, but I don’t know whether I am rich or poor in [...]
1927 Formation of the North American Christian Convention. This convention, which has no official status began as a rendezvous for conservative congregations in the Disciples’ movement. The Christian Churches/Churches of Christ are autonomous churches that have fellowship with one another as a part of a “brotherhood.”
We speak where the Bible speaks, We are silent where the [...]
Somehow this post from Jimmy Shaw reminds me of my previous post of an e-mail from Edward Fudge (See Below)
Sally Morganthaler has a post (which is actually an excerpt from this book) at the Leadership Journal blog in which she assails the transformation of church leadership over the past thirty years. As a result of our having embraced [...]
How often does my e-mail bring comments about subjects that are already bouncing around in my head? Often enough to make me wonder, “How does that happen? Does that ever happen to you?
This today from Edward Fudge:
An acquaintance of mine was recently asked to lead a committee charged with producing a five-year plan for his Lutheran church. He [...]
A gracEmail subscriber heard a sermon condemning instrumental music in Christian worship based on John 14:31, in which Jesus says that he does just as his Father commands. The preacher said that if we do just as God commands we cannot have instrumental music since the New Testament does not specifically command it. He called [...]
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