In the spring of 2002 I traveled down from Graceland University in Lamoni, IA to Independence, MO where Community of Christ World Headquarters is located for the 2002 World Conference. (The chief legislative body of Community of Christ, then held every 2 years, now every 3). I would attend the conference as a delegate for [...]
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Growing Understanding?
I struggled when I was in undergrad. I struggled with a belief of mine that felt fairly strong, a belief of mine that has its roots back into the earlier days of the restoration movements. A belief that has morphed, evolved…
Nine years ago… the past nine years… looking forward
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 [...]