eternal life
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What If the Church Believed in Eternal Life?
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When Jesus speaks of eternal life, he isn’t talking about forever. Many of us learn this in seminary or when we read books about scripture. That this phrase Jesus uses*, “eternal life” doesn’t mean what we think it means. Or to be more precise, doesn’t communicate only the narrow understanding we take it for. The…
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He Truly Lived
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a Homily for the Celebration of the Life of Fred Rouse Text: John 11:21-27 One of those curious things we deal with as Christians is that even though we believe in the resurrected Christ, we still fear death. In our own lives and to our loved ones. Despite all assurances to the contrary, death is…
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What John really means by “eternal life”
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Actually, this is a link to my last homily at St. Paul’s from a few weeks ago. I’d love to get some feedback on it, since I tried something new: I blended poetry and prose together and chose to describe the issues rather then answer them. Let me know what you think! And by the…