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  Does the Apostles’ Creed Speak to Today’s Social Issues?

  Posted on July 27, 2018 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

  By Stanley D. Gale For centuries Christians have joined their voices to declare the glory of God in the face of Christ through reciting the Apostles’ Creed.  The Creed has served to catechize in the Christian faith, to confess that faith through its declarations, to unite in kindred faith for corporate worship, and to call […]

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  No Longer Children

  Posted on July 21, 2018 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

  By Stanley D. Gale Children display a wonderful naivety to life – trusting, unassuming, authentic. Jesus held up childlike faith as the posture for entrance into the kingdom of God. Challenging worldly conceptions of greatness, Jesus beckoned a child to Himself and said this: “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like […]

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  Squishy Christianity

  Posted on April 21, 2018 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

  Christianity seems a bit squishy nowadays. It somehow relates to Jesus but has difficulty finding a place for the cross. It is gospel-flavored like those beverages that contain only 10 percent real fruit juice. Some beliefs are prominently on display; others relegated to a back room, if not discarded altogether as unsavory to the modern […]

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• ReMembership

  Posted on September 10, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    I begin each Session meeting with a devotional. September’s had to deal with holiness but ended up talking about church membership. I read from Hebrews 12: “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14). My emphasis was on the need to strive for […]

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• Sermon Preparation – It’s not just for the preacher

  Posted on July 8, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    Flash back to high school. Remember the days when your body would be in its seat for English Lit, but your mind would be playing hooky. Especially if it was a nice day out. You got credit for being there but you got very little else out of the class. After all, when it […]

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