I realize that I am the only person in the world to want to find myself a very sturdy soapbox, step up on it, and proclaim my belief that the church is lopsided. And that this is a very serious matter. In my opinion, that is. Here’s my metaphor for the church (that I’ve probably shared before): The church is like a tree with two branches. The trunk is God, the Father. And the branches are Jesus Christ and the Holy...
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A Prayer For Peace Lord, thou has been our dwelling-place in all generations; before the mountains were brought forth or ever thou hadst formed the Earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. We come to thee in a day of confusion and anguish; in a time when terror walks at night about the Earth and destruction wastes at noonday. Nevertheless, we are not dismayed or as those who have no hope. For we know...
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For Peace O God, we know that the enemies of your church are constantly seeking to provoke you into acts of cruelty, in order to blacken your honor. We beg and beseech that you will tame their wild hearts. May their rage subside and bring peace to their souls. May their minds, clouded by the darkness which their sins produce, repent and turn towards the bright light of your forgiveness. Now they thirst for our blood because we are...
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