Gone Up, not Away The Ascension of the Risen Christ is unique to Luke/Acts. It is the “hinge” event that ends Luke’s Gospel and begins his Acts of the Apostles. Jesus’ going away is both an ending and a beginning, because, in Jesus’s case, going up is not going away.
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Nesting Dolls We are all susceptible to in-group bias and we can arbitrarily ascribe positive characteristics to people we identify as one of us as opposed to the Other.
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Unexpressed Needs Are Premeditated Resentments Self-differentiation is managing the balance between self-definition and emotional connection, says coach Jack Shitama.
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How Do We Bring About Change? How do we bring about change? I mean the sort of change that makes life better for people, that makes us all more loving, and that makes for a more peaceful planet. The sort of change that points the world toward God’s intention at creation.
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Never Incompatible Charlie Baber's drawing symbolizing the removal of anti-LGBTQ language from the Book of Discipline draws upon the story of the crippled man in Mark 2, whose friends tore the roof off a dwelling so they could lower their friend to Jesus for healing.
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