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December 2, 2008


ARTICLES and SERMONS by our pastor ( Harold Miller)
  • Soaking my soul--dissolving my phobia - an autobiographical piece on why I soak my soul with God's Word each morning read article [7K]
  • 'No wonder the dragon wanted to kill the Christ-child!' - Advent sermon from Revelation read sermon [26K]
  • 'Following the peace' - one person's journey toward intimacy with God. read article [11K]
  • Handling differing ideas in church discussions - when I disagree, should I lay my ideas against or alongside those already voiced? read article [11K]
  • Apostle Paul--a sexist? Not! - his ancient document instructed humanity read article [4K]
  • Olympic-style training for marriage - what if the ecstacy and glory of happily married couples was captured on NBC prime time?! read article [4K]
  • My son's stuffed green frog and my church - something can be dirty, misshapen...and beloved! A sort of "reverse mob psychology" happens in the church. read article [3K]
  • A Question for my Calvinist friends - audacious attempt at letting the Bible speak...and acknowledging the mystery that is God. read article [8K]
  • The love that surprises - this ethical teaching of Jesus is unique to him, and our first reaction is "no wonder!" read article [3K]
  • Why women can lead and preach in our church - many understand 1 Tim 2:11-12 and 1 Cor 14:34-35 to be straightforward. My understanding of those passages is more complex, and thus--admittedly--more suspect. But sometimes other Scriptures compell us to not take a passage as straightforward (for instance, 1 Tim 2:15!) read article [17K] This article is a summary of a study paper (25 footnotes!) read study paper [48K]
  • Life has value even when we suffer - faith response to Dr. Jack Kevorkian and the question of evil and suffering read article [4K]
  • How to move the world onward and upward - dose of encouragement for us all to encourage others read article [4K]
  • The Bible on Homosexuality - a civil, reasoned dialogue between conservative and liberal on the "h-issue." (written version of my part of a seminar at our Oct 19, 1996 NY Mennonite Conference assembly; revised March 1999). read article [29K]
  • We can have confidence in the Bible - someone struggling to believe that all the Bible's teachings are inspired by God may (!) find believing easier after reading the two observations made in this article. read article [11K]
  • The Bible may be "inerrant"--in a nuanced sense - it's possible that some of the "errors" of the Bible are not the Bible's fault, but ours! read resource [7K]
  • How to exegete the Bible with humility and clarity - suggestions to help us avoid talking past each other as we dialogue on what the Bible says, whether about the homosexual issue or others. read resource [5K]
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