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Day: October 8, 2009

President Anderson preaches: Stand firm

October 8, 2009 2 Comments

The words stand firm have been claimed to represent some form of righteousness that can only be obtained by digging in and protecting against threatening forces. Stand firm has been used traditionally by unions in negotiation preparations, as in stand firm on no wage concessions, by social movements, as in stand firm on busing. It’s what we prayed in our collect today. We prayed together asking that Church witnesses are raised up after the example of Vida Dutton Scudder to stand firm in the power of the Gospel of Christ Jesus.

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An SC plea to stay together

October 8, 2009 No Comments

Historically we have been encouraged to think for ourselves. It was never required that our honestly-held beliefs comport with those of our priest, bishop, presiding bishop or even the archbishop of Canterbury.

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Living full lives to the end

October 8, 2009 1 Comment

He had been ordained as a Deacon in Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church the previous Wednesday evening. Ordained for less than a week, all knew that his death was imminent on the night of his ordination. At some level this makes no sense at all.

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Freaks for Christ: Mourning Brother Squirrel

October 8, 2009 4 Comments

Some time back as I drove to work, I noticed a dead squirrel in the middle of the opposite lane. Two other squirrels were trying to rouse him, shaking his body to and fro without success. A third was chattering from the bank on the side of the road, clearly agitated. They were all running back and across the road. Should I stop? Keep going?

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The socialist gospel

October 8, 2009 1 Comment

Every true disciple of Jesus Christ gives an affirmative to the question which Cain raised only in denial: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Socialism, as Christians view it, is only a consistent carrying out of this principle as far as necessary, viz., that each man is his brother’s keeper. We say, only as far as necessary.

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