Monthly Archives: November 2019

Here and Now: Resting

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Steve Harper

​Our journey this year through the lens of “Here and Now” has taken us in many directions.  As we conclude the series, we must remember that here-and-now living brings us into a deep rest.  We live from the rest of … Continue reading →

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Holy Love: Passages #3

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Steve Harper

​1 Corinthians 16:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:10 Paul’s missionary journeys had taken him to Corinth and Cyprus before he made it to Rome.  So, I decided to treat these two passages before Romans 1.  What he experienced with respect to … Continue reading →

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Here and Now: Engagement

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Steve Harper

​When we are  present to life here and now, we become engaged with life itself.  Communion, celebration, and compassion connect us to life in the present moment in ways that are life-giving to us and to others.  We see this … Continue reading →

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Holy Love: Passages #2

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Steve Harper

Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 Honestly, I was not prepared for the complexity regarding these two passages.  Far from being cut-and-dried as a one-sentence, straightforward condemnation of male homosexual activity, the passages are in relation to a cultural and religious context … Continue reading →

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The Soul of Impeachment

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Steve Harper

​As the public phase of the impeachment process begins, nothing is more certain than this: it will occur in a whirlwind of confusion, fueled to a great degree by political partisanship that will seek to frame the matter along party … Continue reading →

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Here and Now: Community

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Steve Harper

Being reconciled to one another in Christ here and now, we can move to establish community.  It is community based on grace, nothing else.  We do not have to be alike.  We do not have agree.  Our community is not … Continue reading →

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Holy Love: The Passages #1

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Steve Harper

Introduction  I have not counted the total number of passages in the Bible that refer to human sexuality in general or sexual behavior in particular.  There are many, hundreds I would assume.  What I do know is that only a … Continue reading →

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Here and Now: Reconciliation

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Steve Harper

​When our life in the present moment brings us to the point of seeing that everything belongs, it also reveals that God has given us a ministry–the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18).  From that moment on, we know why … Continue reading →

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Holy Love: Consummation

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Steve Harper

​When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we say “thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”  The previous facets  of the hermeneutic of love have helped us see love “on earth.” When we turn … Continue reading →

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In-Sight: What a Wonderful World

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Steve Harper

Jeannie and I have just returned  from a great visit with our family in Kentucky.  The trip included several opportunities to experience the wonder and beauty of nature as fall settles in.  It really is a spectacular season. Seeing the … Continue reading →

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