Faith
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Thinking the Faith, Praying the Faith, Living the Faith is written by the PC(USA) Office of Theology and Worship.
Thinking, praying, and living the faith is at the core of ministry in the Office of Theology and Worship. In the following videos, learn more about what thinking, praying, and living the faith means to the leadership of the Office of Theology and Worship. Discover why it matters and what difference it makes in our lives, work, and worship.
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March 29, 2011Do We Worship the Same God?
This is a question at the heart of a Christian understanding of other faiths. I do not believe this question has a universal answer, but must be dealt with in particular situations. For instance, I think it is clear that...
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March 22, 2011
The Worship Curmudgeon: Pray for the World, People!
I visit lots of PCUSA churches, and I don’t know how many worship services I’ve attended where there are few, if any, prayers for the world during the intercessory prayers of the people. There may be earnest prayer for those...
- Posted at 12:49 p.m.
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March 8, 2011
What’s so hard about Bible references?
The Heidelberg Catechism is very important to me, with its strong emphasis on belonging to God and gratitude as the theme of the Christian life. At the baptism of both my children and my ordination to the ministry of Word...
- Posted at 9:20 p.m.
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March 2, 2011
Though none go with me
Despite Jesus’ command to the contrary I have been thinking about, maybe even worrying lately, about the future of the Presbyterian Church (USA). It seems that a lot of us have been trying to discern what God has in store...
- Posted at 3:19 p.m.
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January 31, 2011
Lessons from Captivity (Is the PCUSA in Exile?, Part II)
As several pointed out in response to my previous post, and I readily acknowledged, the comparisons between the current late-Christendom situation of the North American Church and post-monarchical Judaism ought not to be made in too simplistic a fashion. That...
- Posted at 12:43 p.m.
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