Is Evil Necessary?
What is evil and how could it possibly be deemed “necessary”? In the beginning the Creator said, “Let us make the human being in our image and likeness”. What does […]
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New Legacy Giving Coordinator Hired
The Christian Community in North American would like to welcome Mary Hirsch as our first Legacy Giving Coordinator. Ms. Hirsch has been hired by The Region to assist our individual communities in the […]
August
Upon fields and orchards Growing towards harvest there look with blessing The spirits of heaven; And their gaze searches Men’s hearts for ripening. In the close weaving Of manifold fates
Living in the Midst of a Battleground: The War in Syria
Life comes to us with many simple yet essential blessings whose value we often forget about until we no longer have them. We take such blessings as water to drink, […]
Does God Have a Gender?
We usually think of the number one as a unit; a unit that can be multiplied to make something bigger and greater. However, we could also think of the number […]
To Hear Is To Be Near
How important it is to be heard. It seems to be a deep, even existential, need. How sensitive we can be to the slightest nuances when someone speaks. Before we […]
International Newsletter-Summer Edition
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Christianity and Reincarnation: Irreconcilable?
Where can one begin in considering how Christianity might be reconciled with a belief in reincarnation? Perhaps a starting point for moving in this direction would be an acceptance that […]
The Word Speaks in the World
In the past a farmer would pray before going into the fields to sow. The ritual of the seeds in his warm hand and the rhythm of his light steps […]
Seminary Newsletter Spring 2013
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