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Hi all. I’ve been reading about the RM for the past couple of days and find it both interesting and inviting. I visited a local DofC church a couple of times last year and found that congregation to be welcoming. I guess I’m looking for something more open than my local UMC and...

I love Bibles. I have a ton of them. I always have. I guess I'm fascinated by their longevity. Once in a while, a new Bible comes along that I feel I just have to have. But, lately, the new ones I've purchased seem to all be printed in China. This causes me...concern. I mean, one of the big...

"If you've seen me, you've seen the Father." - Jesus. The early church testified that in seeing Jesus, they saw the character of God. Jesus' life was so filled with the compassion and grace of God that it reflected God's glory. As Christians, we are called to be Christlike, to be like Jesus...

In your theology/spirituality, how important is it to you to separate the historical Jesus from the Christ of faith? Is it beneficial or necessary to try to determine what are the legitimate teachings and portrayals of Jesus in the gospels?

Anyone tried out the new Common English Bible? It is an ecumenical Bible that is written at a lower level than the NSRV. It's at about a 7th grade level, sort of like the old GNT. I'm trying to get used to it. In some places, I really like the freshness of the translation. In other places...

We've recently had a fairly long thread and a good discussion on universalism, with scriptures being posted as proof texts by both sides. There is nothing wrong with that at all, but I'd like to consider the subject from a slightly different angle. When it comes to the topic of everlasting...

Our scripture reading in church this morning was from Matt 25, the passage we usually call The Great Judgment or The Separation of the Sheep from the Goats. I couldn't help but think, as we read this passage, about 3 central things: 1. Jesus is separating people into two categories - the...