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A Quick Look on The History How Marriage Started in Church

October 12, 2011
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<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1030" title="marriage" src="https://theopenedbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/marriage.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="183" /><strong>The following excerpt is taken from "The Story of Christianity" by Justo L. Gonzalez and is the primary book for Church History at Wesley Theological Seminary.</strong> The idea of celebrating marriages in church happened around the 3 century when Ignatius of Antioch wrote to Polycarp that all marriages should take place with the knowledge of the bishop.... marriages in church has a function outsideREAD MORE

June 16, 2011
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<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1025" title="howardthurman" src="https://theopenedbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/howardthurman.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="201" /> The religious experiences of the slave were rich and full because his avenues of emotional were definitely limited and circumscribed. His religious aspirations were expressed in many songs delineated varying aspects of his desires. The other-worldly hope looms large, and this of course is not strange; the other-worldly hope is always available when groups of people find themselves completely frustrated inREAD MORE

June 7, 2011
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The leaders are praying for the congregation, but who is praying for the leaders? Is the assumption that because an individual is a pastor or is on a ministerial staff that they don’t need prayer as well? Maybe it is time for some transparency which I do not mind giving. We need prayer and struggle with our relationship with God too. In my church setting, every week the ministerial staff is requiredREAD MORE

May 16, 2011
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<strong>Terrell & Brooke become licensed minsters of Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ. See Brooke's Sermon entitled An Epistle to Mary and Martha. </strong> <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23740328?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="326" height="216" frameborder="0"></iframe>

May 10, 2011
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<strong>Terrell & Brooke become licensed minsters of Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ. See Terrell's sermon as he speaks on The Formula: Loving God = Loving Self = Loving Neighbor. </strong> <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23516486?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="326" height="217" frameborder="0"></iframe> Scripture Reference: Genesis 1:26 Matthew 22:36-39