Community of Christ

When I first came to Dordt as a church shopping freshman, I became excited when I found out about the Church of Christ. Its website made it sound like its theology was the closest to the nondenominational church I grew up in, so I had it in my mind that this was the church I wanted to become a regular member of. One autumn Sunday morning, a friend and I put the address on the website into my GPS and set out. I was convinced that my GPS was malfunctioning when we ended up in the parking lot of a dark building that didn’t look like a church and didn’t even look like it was open. We became more confused because there was a sign that said Christ Community Church, but there wasn’t a building that said Christ Community Church on it. This was the…

Procrastination had tended to be a large portion of my days there, and my choices were not always the best or correct ones to make. Recently, I have come to realize that how you spend your “free time” often reflects your true priorities in life. And if that “free time” is spent poorly, then one tends to develop bad habits, especially with regards to time management. The opposite is also true however, if one spends their “free time” wisely then good tendencies start to form. Professor Davis seems…

In Christianity God endures and therefore shames the scapegoat mechanism. God absorbs the vengeance, or even retaliation, “Jesus moves like a lamb to slaughter” (Isa. 53:7, NIV) the rhythmic repetition of violence is shattered (Severson pg. 1223).” Another thing that Severson says in his book that made an impact on me is when he talks about how as Christians; Christ is our security during times of unrest. This statement has helped me figure out what my responsibility is as a Christian when it…

given to someone that knows Christ. For grace means pleasure, delight, sweetness, favor that which affords joy and the merciful kindness from Christ. This grace the belongs to Christ…

social change now dwells outside the Church. The Church - the radix of human existence - is the first representation of God 's creative act in Jesus Christ. Therefore, Christian worship represents the first social reform. Divine worship prepares individuals and communities for social action. But if the praxis of worship contains cultural bias, ignores the disenfranchised, marginalizes children, shuns contemporary musicians, or denies female pastors, how then can the Church honestly advocate…

promote Christian values and principles in order to strengthen communities. “The YMCA works to bring social justice and peace to young people and their communities, regardless of religion, race, gender or culture”(Who We Are). In the beginning the Y as it has come to be known focused on male Christians and providing a clean space for bible study and once it hit the shores of America a moral place for sailors home from a voyage, but in 2010 when the YMCA rebranded…

Jesus Christ - Who Was He? Here are some different views about who Jesus Christ was. Which one(s) do you think are correct? 1. Jesus Christ was only a mythical figure Although part of the Bible story, virtually all modern scholars studying antiquity say that Jesus did exist historically. Most of them agree that Jesus was a Galilean, Jewish rabbi who preached his message orally, and was crucified by the order of the Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate. 2. Jesus Christ was founder of a world…

"God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself" 2 Corinthians 5:19 "Kingdom of God", according to the interpretation of Christian Tradition and Scripture, was for the Jews particularly as a special message to this group as people of God. The Progressive Theology as liberating experience and the application of the “Kindom” (Kinship, according to Ada Maria Isasi terminology = Family) opens the door for Jesus to people oppressed by suffering, chaos, poverty, prejudice, society and evil. The…

Technology’s Positive Effect on Religion With the many advancements in technology people have access to much more information than they have ever had before. Many religions have even started to put the new technology to work to help spread thoughts and ideas. Jeff Zaleski comments that “[technology] is like a fire to the world’s religions… it can warm souls to acceptance.” Technology is easily accessible and many in today’s generation know how to use it and can teach others to use the new…

1-2: This verse begins with one of the voices of thunder calling out in a loud voice, showing that the command “comes from God’s throne.” John states he saw, signaling the opening of the seven seals of God, the seals that will judge the nations for their wrongdoing. The white horse with a bow and a crown is seen by some “to represent Christ, mainly because he is associated with white, a color used in Revelation fourteen times to represent purity.” There is not a woe connected with this…