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True Discipleship Unites the Church..

6 Feb 20197 Feb 2019 EpSuen

-Book Four -Chapter Twelve -According to the Apostle Paul, it is not God’s will that Christians group together in competing factions where we worship God in a spirit of disunity. Preserving the unity of the church was central to the … Continue reading True Discipleship Unites the Church..

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Abandoning Retirement to Make Disciples…

5 Feb 20197 Feb 2019 EpSuen

-Book Four -Chapter Eleven -For nearly twenty years, Pastor Pohly made an indelible mark on my life. Though he was fifty-two years older than me, I could never imagine wanting to spend time with someone else, more, than I wanted … Continue reading Abandoning Retirement to Make Disciples…

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True Discipleship is Immersed in the Culture

5 Feb 20197 Feb 2019 EpSuen

-Book Four -Chapter Nine -I’ve made a habit of regularly visiting Latin America throughout my adult life. In those travels I’ve learned a LOT about how different people are from one another across the globe. Just as Americans who live … Continue reading True Discipleship is Immersed in the Culture

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Discipleship Immersed in Community…

2 Feb 20193 Feb 2019 EpSuen

-Book Four -Chapter Six -Throughout my life I’ve met a lot of Christian families who have moved away from the cities in America and moved far into the country. These parents have literally told me, their decision was based on … Continue reading Discipleship Immersed in Community…

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The Religion of the Priests…

24 Jan 201924 Jan 2019 EpSuen

-Chapter Nineteen -A weak religious narrative fails society. We’ve seen how religious narratives that focus on wealth and prosperity at the expense of the poor and least of these end up alienating young adults from religion. Priests and ministers of … Continue reading The Religion of the Priests…

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Now & Now Only…

24 Jan 2019 EpSuen

-Chapter Eighteen -Everyone needs an origin story. Just as the amnesiac loses their identity by not knowing where they come from, and the orphan who searches for his birth family as a way of learning something about himself, so every … Continue reading Now & Now Only…

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The Necessity of Narrative…

22 Jan 2019 EpSuen

-Chapter Seventeen -As the Industrial and Technological Revolutions moved modern humanity away from the narratives provided by religion, the 20th century saw a steep rise in a vast array of psychosomatic disorders, depression, and loneliness. We know that narratives help … Continue reading The Necessity of Narrative…

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