Posted on May 26, 2009 by Jeff Boyd
Pastor Ryan Bell asks us to remember Memorial Day differently in his May 25 Spectrum post. Excerpt:
I do not think Christians – those who name themselves as followers of the Christ who claimed to be Lord of all Creation, and who died as a seditious criminal on a Roman cross – can celebrate Memorial Day [...]
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Posted on May 6, 2009 by Jeff Boyd
By Jeff Boyd
On the morning of April 29, 2009, I headed up 14th Street toward National City Christian Church in Thomas Circle to register early for the day’s trainings and worship. The event was a fundraiser for Iraqi refugees, a worship service celebrating peace and justice, and a demonstration against the war in Iraq in [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2009 by Jeff Boyd
Are you (or any other Adventists you know) going to be at these up-coming events?
Mobilization to End Poverty (Apr 26-29). Washington, D.C.
The Mobilization to End Poverty will be a history-making gathering. Christians from across the country will come together in a powerful movement committed to the biblical imperative of reducing domestic and global poverty.
Worship & [...]
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