At significant moment’s in our lives it is appropriate and even expected to take time to reflect upon the past, celebrate the present, and look with hope and anticipation into the future. Every year we do just that at our annual Baccalaureate service at Red Door Church. But what is […]
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“Don’t preach to me!” Maybe you’ve heard that before from a friend or family member. What they mean is “Don’t lecture me,” or “Stop trying to tell me what to do.” None of us like being told what to do, especially if our conscience is telling us that maybe they’re
How many meals in your life do you remember? [1] Maybe there were a few that stood out to you because they were so good. Maybe a few that you remember because they were so terribly bad. Maybe you remember a meal because of when you had it or where
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In another post we looked briefly at the question “What is Liturgy?” We saw that liturgy simply refers to the things that a congregation does in service to God when it gathers for public worship. In this post I want to wrestle with the question “What should a congregation do
God Loves the Cattle One of the interesting sidelight points to the book of Jonah is God’s care for non-human aspects of his creation. At the end of this great book where God clearly manifests his love even for the lost, pagan, backwards, Gentile world and where God exposes the
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The following is a conversation between Pastor Joshua Moore of Red Door Church in South Royalton and Dan Isadore (M.Div.), a recent graduate of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Associate Director of the Pittsburgh Experiment. Josh and Dan hope to have regular discussions on various theological topics and important issues facing
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