Archive for July, 2009

Nine years ago… the past nine years… looking forward

Posted: Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 @ 12:23 pm in Community of Christ, Education, Faith, Belief and related, Family & Friends, Myself, Reflections on History, Theological Reflections | No Comments »

Nine years ago Marry Ellen presided over the worship service at the Salem Community of Christ congregation. The hymns for the day came from hymnal supplement Sing a New Song and one from the previous hymnal The Hymnal. None came from the current hymnal Hymns of the Saints or from the supplement Sing for [...]

Dignity and Aid with the Poor – Ministry of Oblation

Posted: Monday, July 20th, 2009 @ 1:17 pm in Community of Christ, Faith, Belief and related, Myself, Scriptual Reflections. . ., Theological Reflections | No Comments »

In November of 2002 I attended the Annual Peace Colloquy at the Temple, part of Community of Christ International Headquarters complex. The theme of the 2002 Colloquy was Toward Economic Justice. One of the Sessions I went to was entitled Dignity and Aid to with the Poor: Ministry of Oblation.  Today as I write,  some [...]