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Acts of the Apostles The Book of Acts by chapter Agenda for Faith - by Rev Stepen Mitchell Reading List Can the church change its beliefs? Can it rewrite its creeds? Alpha Course Is "Alpha" a true introdution to Christianity, or to a sect within it? An Anatomy of God - by Prof Francesca Stavrakopoulou Reading List "Biblical evidence" minimises fact to produce a desired message Another Pathway maybe Whispers/future Is there an escape route from the problems of humanity? Apostles Creed Whispers Conflict and comment on the Creed's content Atonement Evangelicalism Many different ideas survive. Can we adhere to oinly one? Atonement theories Variations on the basic concept Atoning Death Reasonable The many theories surrounding his execution. Atoning Death Whispers/Bible Is such discussion of his death a threat to religious stability?
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Bad Christian Manifesto - by Rev Dave Tomlinson Reading List Religions try to capture God to the boundaries that they define. Battles Unending Is God tailored to meet our needs? Beatitudes Was Matthew 5 the heart of Jesus's teaching? BIBLE Basics A Basic Concept for the website Bible Evangelicalism Is the Bible really "the only infallible, authoritative Word of God"? Bible as the Basis of Faith Is the reality of God exposed in the holy books? Bible Assembly Whispers/Bible How was it all asembled? Bible Dates of Writing Whispers/Bible Biblical Reconsideration Is the Bible the basis of Christianity? Biography of the Bible - by Karen Armstrong Reading List The Bible, today is being murdered by those who distort its claims
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Birth of Jesus Whispers/Jesus How much do we really know? Boundaries What boundaries do we need to set?
Subject and Link Topic Note Certainty Does the arrogance of certainty blind us to truth? Christ Victorious Is it too costly to speak of truth rather than invention? Christ's Impact Does Christ's message contrast with inclusive freedom? Christian Cults Do Christian cults constrain our spirituality to their own benefit? Christian Epistles Whispers/Bible Do the Epistles clash with the teaching of Jesus? Christian History Christian History From its formation to today Christian Lifestyle Whispers/Life As Christians, how should we live? Christian Stories Whispers/Bible Is there a more realistic approach than what we are told Christlike Church Church Is the church a sacred place
set aside for healing of body and mind? Christmas Whispers/Jesus Is turkey and Father Christmas all that's left? CHURCH Basics A Basic Concept for the website Church Buildings Church Are these castellated buildings symbols of past dominant power? Church Community Church Do the ways of the church still represent a genuine alternative to secular morality? Church Festivals Church Easter, Pentecost, Good Friday and Christmas. Church in the Parables The Parables Where the parables define the churcvh's purpose, maybe Church Liturgy Church Is the liturgy a method of protection against unauthorised intervention? Church Practices Church How do we ratify the reality of God in what we do ? Church purposes Church Does God require, or need, our prayers, praises or bible readings? Church Revitalised Church How to breathe new life into the moribund and dying body of the church? Church Services Church Can we imagine a church which is truly Godly? Church Timeline Christian History Clerical Conundrum How to adapt ancient stories to a modern audience Coherent Christianity Are we but dust on the carpet of time? Conceptual Concerns The need for certainty creates barriers to reality Conflict in Church
Personal Challenging the shiboleths of the establishment Creation The reality of Creation Creation's Millenia .Out of the swamp of nothing things came together. Creation's Saga Every ethnic group has its own story of creation. Creation's Stories Personal Scrambling from the Nest Creed The Aposles Creed Crisis, Follow me Whispers/future Where can we go from here?
Subject and Link Topic Note Death: by Bertrand Russell Whispers/death Words of the philosopher Death of Jesus Whispers/Jesus Was the method irrelevant so long as it was memorable? Death: Regrets Whispers/death Our prime regrets wil be for what we have not done Death: The Journey Whispers/death A beginners guide to dying Debt to the Future Whispers/Life Have we a moral responsibility
to future generations? Deity Of Jesus Evangelicalism Do we dare to bridge the bubble of metaphore and sacrament and expose the frailty within? DIVINITY Basics A Basic Conceptfor the website Divinity of Jesus Whispers/Jesus Has the proclation of his divinity becaome a smokesecreen hiding his message? Documents and Councils Christian History as yet very incomplete
Subject and Link Topic Note Easter Morning Poem Emergent Evolution Traditional theology looks backward. Emergent Faith Reading List The views of Rev Paul Neuchterlein End Times Is God going to act - really? Endtimes in the Parables The Parables Parables linked to end times ideas Enlightenment Miraculous Stories TA time when the way that we thought
about art, philosophy, politics and religion changed, dramatically Enlightenment Christian History The story from the 1689s to today. Enspiriting Miraculous Stories Is spirituality defunct in an educated society? Eternal Life Our self-centred minds deny extinction Eternal Life Whispers/Life Is death a gateway or a final stop? Eternity in the Parables The Parables Relating the parables to concepts of eternal life. Eternity with You What lies beyond the door of death. Eucharist Church Is it cruciall to clerical control? Evangelical Doctrine Evangelicalism A rigid, if irrational, set of beliefs, often confused with evangelism! Unity Evangelicalism An expressed belief in unity, by a divisive cult! Evolving Creation Scientists show the true path of evolution Evolutionry Ideas The form of the Cosmos Exiles in a Foreign Land Whispers/Bible The reality of "the Exile"
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Topic Note Faith and Doubt - by Brian McClaren Reading List Doubters go through predictable stages as they grieve the loss of a simple, unquestioned faith: Faith Journeys of Faith Faith (Fowler) Fowler's Seven Stages of Faith Faith's Growth Personal Lost innocence Faith Freshened Miraculous Stories This is the time, and the opportunity, for leadership to a new religious reality. Faith in the Parables The Parables Am I here to serve or to be served? Faith; What is it? Whispers/Life Does Faith lie in acting as if the incredible is true? Fall of Jesus Whispers/Jesus Did he misjudge his impact in the city? Fear Whispers/Life Fear dogs our every conscious action and opens the way to armageddon. Follow Me .I sit in the flames of God's desire Follow Me Whispers/doctrine Follow me , he said, Am I alone in that I dare not do it? Forgiveness Can there be forgiveness without love or love without forgiveness? Forgiveness in the Parables The Parables When forgiven, do we then owe a duty of response? Fourth Gospel - by Bishop John S. Spong Reading List Mysticism expands words beyond their normal meanings Fresh Doctrine Whispers/doctrine Leading to descriptionss of both New and Old doctrines. Fundamentalism Fundamenalism as a byeproduct of fear Fundamentalism Whispers Jesus offered freedom, but that was much too socially unaware. Future of Mankind Whispers/future Armageddon ahead? Future of Religion Whispers/future Salvation for the World by following Jesus
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Topic Note God and Evil .Our own personal experience, God given Freedom Freedom demands the reality of decision between right and wrong God is love God is also good God is one Religions defend their concepts fanatically. God is Spirit The entity, that existed before existence began God Misunderstood Whispers/God Is God far beyond our understanding? God of Consumption Whispers/God Blindly we are dispatched by advertised lack to fill a need that we never knew we had. God's Nature Whispers/God All religions struggle to formulate a concept of a divinity yet that is ultimately inexpressible God's Purposes Whispers/God The prime purpose of God lies in the coming of The Kingdom here. God's Reality Whispers/God there is a spiritual, a divine, dimension which interfaces to mankind. GODS Basics A Basic Concept for the website God's Form Personal experience and mythology affirm divinity God's Team When it comes to teamwork, cooperation Good Friday - by Rev Brett Myers Reading List Jesus died because he was perceived as a threat to the value system of the Empire Good Shepherd The shepherd showed us the way
and called us to follow. Gospel Accounts The Biblical accounts + Thomas + Acts Gospel Mutations Six pages coverintg the Changing Gospel Gospel of Christ Many refer to the Gospel as the "good news".
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Topic Note Hand of God How to explain the divine? Healing Miracles Miraculous Stories Physical healing is reported in the Bible. Without modern medicine, this was the only hope Heaven We need to find a more credible explanation, for all that we now know of history and science. Hindu Vedas The Ancient Upanishads Historical Overview of Christianity Christian History From Paul to the Present History of God - by Karen Armstrong Reading List In the beginning, Gods abounded and took the form of super-humans Holy Book For some the Bible is the focus of their faith Honest Scholarship How suspect is accepted biblical scholarship? Hope Hope lies in our struggle
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Topic Note I believe I believe yet I reject Idolatry Neither God or Goddess has any known form or gender Individualism Our individual craving for self-worth and survival Innocence Lost Personal Often there can be no going back and no present firm foundation. Innocence of a Child Whispers/Life Our calls to "Gentle Jesus meek and mild" can conflict with reality Isaiah 57 The Suffering Servant
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Topic Note Jesus's Commission Whispers/Jesus Jesus as Lord Whispers/Jesus Jesus, the Rebel Whispers/Jesus Jesus Revolutionary? Was Jesus a radical revolutionary? Jesus Saviour? Monothesim was, and still is, foundational. John's Gospel Copied for reference Journeys Whispers Justice Justice in the Parables The Parables Justice Divine Reasonable
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Topic Note Kingdom of God Kingdom of God Whispers/God Kingdom of God in the Parables The Parables Kissing Fish - by Roger Wolsey Reading List Many young people who feel drawn to Jesus are really turned off by churches and Christianity.
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Topic Note Ladders to Heaven Personal Climbing out of the orthodox mire Last Supper Whispers/Jesus Lay Evangelist
Personal Activities over 15 years of local evangelism Leaving Alexandria - by Rev Richard Holloway Reading List God needs to be accused, not excused or crawled to on bended knee. Legalism
Miraculous Stories Legends of pre-History Whispers/Bible Liberal Christianity Life of Faith Reasonable We grow spiritually -perhaps as we age Life is sacred Evangelicalism Livets Ord Links to the Swedish megachurch Lost are All Men Evangelicalism Lost Certainty - by Rev Brian Wilson Reading List The church has failed to educate people into the changing understanding of its origins Lost Message of Jesus - by Rev Steve Chalke Reading List History became legend. Legend became myth Love in the Parables The Parables Love Your Neighbour Love Your Neighbour Whispers Luke's Gospel Copy for reference
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Topic Note MAGIC Basics A Basic Concept of the website Magic Miraculous Stories Mark's Gospel copy for reference Marriage Evangelicalism Materialism Manipulating spiritual resources Matthew's Gospel Copy for reference Message of Miracles Miraculous Stories Micah Reading List A commentary Millennia of Creation Whispers Ministry of Jesus Whispers/Jesus Ministry of the Spirit Evangelicalism Miracles Miraculous Stories Miracles of Jesus Miraculous Stories Mission Miraculous Stories Moral Lifestyle Whispers/Life Mother Church Church My Brain Hurts . Should we go with the flow? Myths of Christ Reasonable
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Topic Note Need of God Whispers/God Negotiable Boundaries The perceived bounds of righteousness New Birth Whispers/Life New Christianity - by Bishop John S. Spong Reading List We need to rethink our view of God, as other than a supernatural being
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Topic Note Orthodox Faith Does Faith lie in certainty or doubt? Orthodoxy Whispers Other Gods Other Gods Whispers/God Outreach in the Parables The Parables
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Topic Note Parables of Jesus The Parables Tabulated Past Concerns Reasonable Path of Jesus The path of Jesus is one of experiential faith Personal God Whispers/God Personal Story Personal A story of spiritual development Personal Prayer The prayers of the faithful ring out People of Ancient Influence Christian History People of Recent Influence Christian History Pothole Avaoidance Personal Avoiding the potholes of religion Potholes Personal Avoiding the potholes of religion Potholes 2 Personal Finding further potholes Power within the Church Church Prayer When God knows and loves you why both Him in prayer? Prayer Oh Lord, how can I find you Prayer Evangelicalism Preacher's Art Church Prisoners Hope for Tomorrow Prophetic Call The call of Jeremiah, Isaiah, Amos, Micah, Jesus. Prophetic Messages Whispers/Bible Purposes of God Prevented by love from insistence on obedience? Purposes of God God created us for our potential, not for our presence Purpose of God Whispers
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Topic Note Questions of Divinity Reasonable Question of Faith .What should we do?
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Topic Note Reading List Index Reading List Books that have affected these ideas Reality The reality of Creation Rebuilding Spirituality Whispers/doctrine Relevant Theology Problems with traditional Christian doctrines. Religion Thoughts on Religion Religions Basics A Basic Concept of the website Resurrected Church Resurrection Whispers/Bible Resurrection Evangelicalism Resurrection of Jesus Whispers/Jesus Resurfacing my Pathway Personal Reviewing the Divine Reasonable Revised Religion Church Revolt The Gospel message call to revolution Revolution Miraculous Stories Revolution in the Parables The Parables Right Message Church Righteousness Righteousness in the Parables The Parables
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Topic Note Satan? Is there reality in a personalised devil? Satan and his Works Satan permeates our altars with victory songs Saved? Searching for Truth Personal Starting the Journey Seekers Mandate Spiritual growth is a dangerous journey Selfish Desires Our individual desire for meaning and value Sermon on the Mount Sin : God's View Sin of Certainty Reading List Son of God Spiral of Purity Whispers Spiritualised History Whispers/Bible Spiritual Development The Butterfly Analogy. Spiritual Growth Christ called us to follow The Way;. Spiritual Growth Personal Scrambling from the Nest Spirituality Spirituality as ten attributes - maybe Spirituality Whispers/God Starting the Journey Personal Suffering's Reality .Suffering and Evil demand an explanation
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Topic Note Talking with the Dying Whispers/death How to be helpful in those final stages Telling Others We are called to witness to our faith temptations Whispers/doctrine Theologies Christian History Theology Freshened The Lure of God's Whisper Thirty-Nine Articles Church Thomas's Gospel Thoughts about Bibles Whispers Thoughts about the Bible Thoughts about Church Church Thoughts about Death Whispers/death Thoughts about God Whispers/God Thoughts about Jesus Whispers/Jesus Thoughts about Life Whispers/Life Trinity Evangelicalism Trinitarian Concept Whispers/God Through Faith Missions The Evangelistic Organisation Trinity, Three in One Reasonable Truth
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Topic Note Victory Peace and Justice (Crossan)Creative Faith Reading List
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Topic Note What Next? Whispers Where am I now? Personal A summary of a distant land. Whisper Divine Variants on the one theme of religion. Whispers Divine Whispers Entry point for new thoughts With or without God Wondrous Birth Reasonable