Church Offers Potential by Bill Nichols
Minister Richardson of the Unitarian Church discusses reasons to join and highlights the churchs open future potential. He notes William Ellery Channing as a pioneer of higher criticism in 19th century Boston, now standard in major seminaries.
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Bill Nichols
Richardson Unitarian Church
Unitarian Church
William Ellery Channing
Boston
Unitarian Thought and the Drive for New Ideas
The text traces Ralph Waldo Emerson's transcendentalism and its influence on modern thought including Eastern ideas and Jungian concepts. It profiles Thomas Parker as a slavery opponent once deemed Lincoln's favorite preacher, notes current church budget and salary constraints, and argues Unitarians should stay dynamic. The piece asserts openness to new ideas while valuing freedom and reason.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson
Thomas Parker
Abraham Lincoln
Unitarian Church
Legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr explored by scholars
The Journal of Religion issue on Niebuhr, issued by the University of Chicago Press, gathers six articles by Brown Marty Gilkey Gamwell Shinn and Thompson with an introduction by Scott. It frames Niebuhr as public theology interpreting the American experience and recovering original sin within a tension between freedom and finiteness.
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Journal of Religion
Niebuhr
Robert McAfee Brown
Martin E. Marty
Langdon Gilkey
Franklin I. Gamwell
Kenneth W. Thompson
Nathan A. Scott Jr
Marty
Scott
Butch Felkner Leads Youth Music at Piano Nazarene Church
Butch Felkner serves as Minister of Youth and Music at the Piano First Nazarene Church directing the sanctuary choir and planning a campout to Astro World and Eureka Springs Arkansas. He leads the Soul Seekers and formerly directed at the Abilene Nazarene Church and a singing group from Bethany Nazarene College. He is a Waco native and Bethany alum with ten years in music and four years in youth work. Pastor Hamilton describes his testimony as alive and exciting.
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Butch Felkner
Piano First Nazarene Church
Astro-World
Eureka Springs
Ark
Felkner
Nazarene College
Waco
Richfield High School
Bethany Nazarene College
Charles E. Hamilton
Piano Church of the Nazarene
Jesus
Thoughts on Christian love and helping the needy
The passage urges Christians with wealth to help brothers in need and not merely claim love. It calls believers to act, proving love by deeds, so their conscience is clear when facing the Lord, as reflected in I John 3 17 20.
African Birth Denies Rights
In Johannesburg the Rev Gert Swart argues that Jesus would be listed as nonwhite under South Africa's laws, restricting movement and voting. The Rev Koot Vorster rejects the claim, calling Christ a universal figure and defending His deity.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Jesus Christ
Dutch Reformed Church
Gert Swart
Christ
Otnder
Koot Vorster
John Vorster
Son
Man
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