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Forgotten War

When religion is in a state of quiet and prosperity ... the soldiers of the church militant will then tend to forget they are at war. Their ardor slackens ...


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The Gift of Grumbling

A heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of oxen. The axles groaned and creaked terribly, when the oxen turning around thus addressed ...


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Walking When We Could Fly

We don't need "fasten your seat belt" signs in our pews because we no longer fly. We're like a group of geese attending meetings every Sunday where we ...


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Forgetting to See God

Human need is always more apparent than God's presence for the same reason that the earth always looks flat. The human need is very visible in the sickness, ...


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Church Supersedes Individualism

The elite culture is so wedded to individualism, choice, secularity and freedom from restraint that it cannot accept the fact that religions are communities ...


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When the Church Was Silent

The church was silent when it should have cried out.


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The Right Relationship of Church and State

The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state.


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What the Church Really Needs

If the church were to lose its hierarchy, its clergy, its vast collection of buildings, its stores of learning amassed over the centuries, even the text ...


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Launching Pads for Firecrackers

The church knows it must not violate this world's comfort standards and expect to have attendees. See our fabrics, settle into our cushions, and feel ...


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Whatever Happened to Sacrifice?

Sacrifice is a word a power-hungry church just doesn't understand. A church that cares about power--the power of a large membership, power in the ...


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