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the gospels in a place of worship where he didn't — the temple aged 12 «sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Not exact matches
The author contrasts an ancient abbey with its traditions, history and rootedness, to the modern American megachurch without tradition, culture or weighted
worship, to an ecological sound, modern, high - tech, all thought out community but where the state church seems
of little consequence, yet
in this latter
place the
gospel seemed to make more sense.
The black
gospel style
of music represents new vitality that is seeking a
place in the life
of worship of the church.
The deeper truth is that the Christian
gospel and the faith which it evokes do, as a matter
of fact, bring us to the
place where our only response is
worship; and a faith which does not involve and express itself
in the
worship of God through Christ is a faith which is radically imperfect — so imperfect, indeed, that one may doubt that it is true Christian faith at all.
Communication leaders
in the mainline churches would be much more faithful to the demands
of the
gospel if they were to accept the limitations
of the mass media, and then help other church leaders devise a total communication strategy for the churches
in which mass media took its rightful
place alongside
worship services, group processes, retreats, occasions for fellowship, service, education and mission —
in other words, as a part
of the whole life and witness
of the church.