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Renewing the Mind as a Follower of Jesus
What a privilege to teach the Prime Time Seekers Sunday School Class and also in the Classic Seniors Program Ministry at King’s Way United Methodist Church in Springfield, Missouri, for several years. I met wonderful people like Bill and Kathryn Redman, Bill and Roanne Brell, Connie Kennemer, Jeanette Kennemer, Connie Sullivan, Dan and Mary Kuhn,…
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Walking My Spiritual Path: From Dualism to Harmony, Silence, and Love
I grew up with a strong sense of dualism—the sacred and the profane, heaven and hell, saved and lost. In the Free Will Baptist Church, I was taught the Arminian way, yet it still carried the weight of a worldview where humanity was seen as sinful and bound for judgment. Though I did not embrace…
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Life is Sacred
The seven sacred teachings of Native Americans can teach us a great deal about the universe in which we reside. We live in a world that likes to classify, sort, and separate us. We have decided that some things are more valuable than others. We consider that some people deserve respect more than others. We…
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What makes a church a church?
Americans think of a building, a denomination, or a place of worship, whether Christian or not. This misconception has been passed down from generation to generation as fact. To change this mindset is a monumental task. Part of the problem stems from the translation of Christian Scriptures into English and other languages. The word translated…
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Natural Rights
Wikipedia states “Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.” Your dictionary.com states, “Natural rights refer to the rights given to all humans, simply…
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The Most Important Commandment
Mark 12:28-32 28 One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only…
The Curious Pilgrim 