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Tag: cultural engagement

Quote of Note #147: The Real Nature of Race

August 29, 2022 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

Photo by GAC "The category of race has no scientific justification. As a person of Korean ancestry, I have as much in common genetically and biologically with a Swede, a Zulu, or a Lakota as I do with someone of Chinese ancestry. While different theories abound regarding the origins of the category of race, it … Continue reading Quote of Note #147: The Real Nature of Race

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Bible Note #54: Colossians 3 Series–The Mind of God

August 26, 2022 ~ gachorpenning ~ 3 Comments

We human beings are social creatures.  That’s not a bad thing.  God quite intentionally designed us to be social beings.  In Genesis 2:18, God comments on the fact that it isn’t good for human beings to be alone.  And throughout the Bible, time and again, God insists that it is vitally important for human beings … Continue reading Bible Note #54: Colossians 3 Series–The Mind of God

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Quote of Note #132: What is “race”?

March 14, 2022 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

photo by GAC "In order to fight racism, we must begin with the fact that race is a socially constructed category that offers certain privileges and advantages to one group, which in the U. S. context is white people, to the detriment of all those who are excluded from that group--that is, 'non-white' people, or … Continue reading Quote of Note #132: What is “race”?

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Quote of Note #131: The Well-being of All

March 4, 2022 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

photo by GAC "In the past civility was understood in much richer terms. To be civil was to genuinely care about the larger society. It required a heartfelt commitment to your fellow citizens. It was a willingness to promote the well-being of people who were very different, including people who disagreed with you on important … Continue reading Quote of Note #131: The Well-being of All

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Pastor Note #119: Jesus’ Way of Power

January 8, 2022 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

Just a little while ago, I did an internet search of the term “Lion of Judah,” and I searched images to see what sort of pictures my web browser would turn up.  After looking through something over 250 images, I still hadn’t come across a single one that was biblically accurate.  And the reason they … Continue reading Pastor Note #119: Jesus’ Way of Power

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Quote of Note #121: Honoring All People as Divine Works of Art

October 14, 2021 ~ gachorpenning ~ 1 Comment

Photo by GAC "All human beings are God's handiwork. Each person is a very precious work of divine art. To make light of an artist's work within the artist's earshot is a cruel thing to do. To demean one of God's most precious artworks when God is listening--and he always is--crudely dishonors the divine artist." … Continue reading Quote of Note #121: Honoring All People as Divine Works of Art

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Pastor Note #113: The Real Danger Facing the Witness of the Church

October 12, 2021 ~ gachorpenning ~ 1 Comment

The Real Danger Facing the Witness of the Church[A Retiring Pastor’s Message to his Flock]             These are dangerous times for Christ’s Church.  As I prepare to retire as your pastor, I want to leave you with some resources for facing them.  I care about you individually, and I care about you as a church.  … Continue reading Pastor Note #113: The Real Danger Facing the Witness of the Church

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Prayer Note #60: A Litany for a Time of Election

November 2, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ 1 Comment

A Litany for a Time of Election Forgive us for forgetting that the Lion of Judah is a lamb bearing the marks of slaughter.Give us gentle and humble hearts like yours. Forgive us for seeing other people’s sins while being blind to our own.Give us gentle and humble hearts like yours. Forgive us for defaming … Continue reading Prayer Note #60: A Litany for a Time of Election

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Quote of Note #112: The Power of Servanthood, the Strength of Love

November 1, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

photo by GAC "The establishment of God's kingdom means the dethroning of the world's kingdoms, not in order to replace them with another one of basically the same sort (one that makes its way through superior force of arms), but in order to replace it with one whose power is the power of the servant … Continue reading Quote of Note #112: The Power of Servanthood, the Strength of Love

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Quote of Note #111: A Prophetic Church

October 31, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

photo by GAC "When the church is the blind, uncritical endorser or 'spiritual' chaplain of whatever a nation decides to do, it has largely renounced its vocation as the body of Christ. It is neither the salt of the earth not a light to the nations. And it has traded its commitment to the witness … Continue reading Quote of Note #111: A Prophetic Church

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