"Welcome"
Denise Anderson
NCP Monthly Writer
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| Happy New
Year!
The Monthly is ready for
2011! Our writers are rested and refreshed from the
Holidays.
We are looking forward to sharing the musings
of the Monthly's newest writer, Ms. Denise Anderson! Look for
her first article in the February volume .
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| The God
of Security, Part 2 of 2 - by Henry Brinton
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We live in a culture
of fear, and this sets the stage is set for the idolatry
of security. After 9/11, we established a Department of
Homeland Security, and borrowed billions from our
grandchildren to fight two overseas wars in the name of
national security. "We say, on our money, 'In God we
trust,' " observes William H. Willimon, bishop of the
United Methodist Church in North Alabama, "but our
military budget suggests that this is a lie." Our trust
is in the federal agencies, military campaigns and
cutting edge technologies that promise to protect
us.
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| Issues of
Civil Union and Christian Marriage - by Bill Teng
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As we began our work
in earnest as appointed members the General Assembly
Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Union and
Christian Marriage, we knew the process was going to be
difficult and painful. The main reason for it was that
we all came to the table with highly-formed opinions on
marriage already and it would be very difficult to try
to arrive at any consensus in our conclusion.
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| Good News
for All People - by Aaron Fulp Eickstaedt
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This past Christmas
Eve, just ten short days ago, I took as the text for my
meditation the angels' message to the shepherds:
"Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which
shall be to all people." I'd like to share just a
portion of that meditation with you:
"What is
this good news that that shall be to all people?
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| Not Dying
- by Susan Graceson |
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For the past few
years, I have made a personal practice of marking the
end of each year by making a list of all of the
experiences I want to thank God for in that past year.
At the top of my list for 2010 was "not dying."
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