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Yes…Yes
Yes…..Yes(3) An appeal to all Christians. It seems to me that Capitalism is the exact opposite of Christianity. Here’s why. The celebrated economist, Joseph Schumpeter (born in 1883) defined Capitalism as “A perennial Gale of Creative Destruction,” with as its … Continue reading
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Yes…Yes
Yes…Yes (2) An appeal to all Christians Are happy times to happen soon again? No, not until debt is paid and we have adjusted to a lower standard of living. Actually, surveys done in the past 50 years indicate that … Continue reading
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Yes….Yes
Yes….Yes(1) An appeal to all Christians. Times are never better for us, Christians: we suddenly live in an era as advantageous for the proclamation of the Gospel as the post-Pentecost time 50 days after Jesus rose from the dead, when … Continue reading
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The Church in Flux
INTRODUCTION In this book I am quite critical of the instituted church. I believe I can do this because I love the Church. Frankly, if I did not love it, if I were indifferent to its fate, then I would … Continue reading
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The Church in Flux
THE CHURCH IN FLUX Chapter 25 How then shall we live? (Continued) Come out of her, my people, So that you will not share in her sins, So that you will not receive any of her plagues For her sins … Continue reading
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The Church in Flux
THE CHURCH IN FLUX Chapter 24 How then shall we live? We often accuse the church that it is behind the times, old-fashioned, not in touch, too bound to outmoded traditions. Here is a paradox: in order to be with … Continue reading
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