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The Bible Is A Method, Not An Authority (dedicated to Rev. Dr. Emil Mialik, Minister Emeritus, Wedgewood Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC)
Rev. Dr. Emil Mialik, Minister Emeritus Wedgewood Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC The Bible is a method, not an authority. This is where the Church, where churches, where Christians are missing the boat. Folks, we are really messing this up. Read … Continue reading
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Abusive Clergy
Ever notice Jesus didn’t hang out in the temple much? (See Greg Carey, Sinners: Jesus and His Earliest Followers, and Amy Jill-Levin’s The Misunderstood Jew for great arguments AGAINST this view. They have points, but………..See Karen J. Wennell’s Jesus and Land: Sacred Space in … Continue reading
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