Category Archives: Social Ministry

will |u| be a disciple?: It was only a matter of time

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Ron Amundson

will |u| be a disciple?: It was only a matter of time. Ouch… this indeed would be something worthy of protesting ie like what AFA does, but unlike their political stuff, this is portraying a false Gospel, talk about damaging … Continue reading →

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The Message depends on the messenger???? Whats up with that?

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Ron Amundson

In the past week or two, some pretty visible inidividuals have fallen from grace. I wont go into what the issues are, or who they were, as thats really a secondary concern. A bigger issue I think is that the … Continue reading →

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Mr. Locke’s Classroom » Giving Jesus the Bird

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Ron Amundson

Mr. Locke’s Classroom » Giving Jesus the Bird Mr Locke blogs about a missed opportunity, when a fellow drove up and asked where a prayer meeting was, and then finding non, asked Mr Locke to pray, where upon he didnt … Continue reading →

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Compline (evening prayer) Services Returning Next Week :)

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Ron Amundson

Next week, we will be bringing the online evening prayer services known as Compline back up. We ran for a number of weeks during the spring and it was well received, but technical failures on my end, and an increasing … Continue reading →

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Why your church needs a website, and why its not what you think…

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Ron Amundson

Wow, so I am a bit fried…. Today was a bit of a zoo. Everything from a php coding issue, to metallurgy, to people management issues, to assisting with a suicide prevention. Go figure, the life of a tech dude. … Continue reading →

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A cool quotes from Anders Nygren on unity

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Ron Amundson

Of unity in general:…..”The Gospel is so exceedingly rich that no section of Christendom can claim a full and exhaustive grasp of its richness. One church has grasped more of it, another less. One has penetrated to the central things, … Continue reading →

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Should I have an opinion…. should I have a public opinion

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Ron Amundson

What a crossroad…. As a administrator of a fairly large ecumenical ministry, who reaches out to all, I’ve often kept the cards held pretty close when it comes to the political issues of abortion and homosexuality. I always felt in … Continue reading →

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Unity in Christ

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Ron Amundson

What it is: 1. To recognize All Christians are grounded in Christ 2. The core is Christ, despite congregational, doctrinal, social, geographical, moral, age, and language differences. 3. Differences should not be glossed over, but acknowledged. A means to foster … Continue reading →

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Are safe havens justificable by scripture, experience, or comfort

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Ron Amundson

 Some initial research, more to come later, this is my scratch pad. John 17:12-20 (New International Version) New International Version (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society 12While I was with them, I protected them and kept them … Continue reading →

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Matthew 18 in todays world

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Ron Amundson

Matthew 18:15-17 [i]15 If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16 But if he will not listen, take … Continue reading →

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