November 2024

  • Bad Shepherds, Disunity, and Israel’s Exile: A Case Study for the Church?

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    King David so pleased the Lord that his lineage was promised a throne forever: When your days [David] are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I [the Lord] will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your […]

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  • Unity in Psalm 133: Israel’s and the Church’s?

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    Psalm 133 (ESV)A Song of Ascents. Of David.Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the […]

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  • Unity and Eucharist: Part 2 – Summary

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    Read the full article The Eucharist serves as both the expression and instrument of ecclesiastical unity, embodying the Church’s visible and tangible oneness while drawing believers into deeper communion with Christ and one another. Historically, many Protestant traditions have emphasized the personal […]

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  • Unity and Eucharist: Part 1 – Summary

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    Read the full article The Church today resembles a fragmented body, divided and unable to visibly reflect Christ’s oneness. This disunity directly opposes Christ’s prayer in John 17, where He asked that His followers “be one” so the world would believe in […]

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  • Unity and Eucharist: Part 2

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    Part I of this article                Part II Summary Personal Reflection on the Eucharist As an evangelical, I experienced communion as an intensely personal and individual act—a sacred moment that symbolized Christ’s sacrifice for me, uniting me with him and, through him, with […]

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  • Unity and Eucharist: Part 1

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    Part II of this article                Part I Summary Imagine a body—broken, fragmented, its parts scattered across a vast landscape. Once whole, its pieces no longer move or live as one. This image captures the Church in its current state: fractured and divided, a […]

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