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The Very Rev. Stephen Carlsen

A Message So Good as to Border on Folly

1 John 4:7-21

5th Sunday of Easter - Year B

May 06, 2012

The Very Rev. Stephen Carlsen (TEC)

In school, one of the books many of us had to read was The Odyssey by the ancient Greek poet Homer. Over the years I have gone back and reread it and listened to it as a recorded book. What has struck me as I have re-read and listened to The Odyssey is how much better, how much nobler, are the human heroes than the gods in this story.

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The Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins - Day1 Conversations with Peter Wallace

The Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins (CC(DC))

Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), talks with Day1 host Peter Wallace about the distinctives of the Disciples denomination, the importance of Christian unity, the future of the church in the "spiritual but not religious" era, and much more.


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The Rev. Dr. Rob Nash (CBF)

The Rev. Dr. Rob Nash speaks about the church's mission of genuine relationship in an ever shrinking world.