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Incarnation

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In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the centerpiece doctrine is incarnation. Perhaps the greatest text ever written on the incarnation was composed in the 4th century by Athanasius of Alexandria. His defense of the councils of Nicaea and Constantinople that Jesus was...

Being

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David Wells works for a Roman Catholic diocese promoting adult education, and teaches religious studies. When he meets new people, he is often asked “What do you do?” When he tells exactly what he does, “usually the only person to stick around to hear more was the...

Fire

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For Pentecost, or anytime you are using the metaphor of “fire” in your preaching: This is the note Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the French physicist, mathematician, and theologian recorded after having a vision at night in 1654: “Fire. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God...

On Fire

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For Pentecost, or anytime you are using the metaphor of “fire” in your preaching: This is the note Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the French physicist, mathematician, and theologian recorded after having a vision at night in 1654: “Fire. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God...
Redemption

Redemption

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Redemption Story Lectionary 15 May 2016 The Day of Pentecost God’s Creative Breath of Life (Genesis 1-2) The Lord’s Wind Dries the Water and God Makes a Promise to Noah (Genesis 8) The Festivals Dedicated to the Lord (Leviticus 23) The Year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25)...