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The Choir of the Nations will gather to practice this Friday, May 01 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the chapel at University Baptist Church.
For those who need a ride Pastor Rick will pick people up starting at Edward Gay at 5:30 p.m. then Tiger Towers at 5:33 p.m. and finally Nicholson bus stop at 5:35 p.m.
The Choir will sing during worship this Sunday, May 03.
No English Conversation this Friday, May 03. We will have English Conversation again on Friday, May 10.
Spring is here!
Church of the Nations will again offer English Conversation this Friday, April 24 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of:
Leo and Margaret Stanley
916 Bourbon Avenue, 70808
*This is a change from the original location planned for this Friday.*
You can drive yourself or ride on the church bus which will pick up from Edward Gay at 7:10 p.m. then Tiger Towers at 7:13 p.m. and finally from Nicholson bus stop at 7:15 p.m. Please allow 5-7 minutes for the bus to arrive because of weather or traffic.
Directions:
English Conversation is back after Holy Week and Easter!
We will again offer English Conversation this Friday, April 19 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of:
Ron and Patsy Perritt
1221 Thoreau, 70808
You can drive yourself or you can catch the church bus which will pick up from Edward Gay at 7:10 p.m. then Tiger Towers at 7:13 p.m. and finally Nicholson bus stop at 7:15 p.m. Please allow 5-7 minutes for the bus to arrive because of weather or traffic.
Directions:
*If you drive past Albert Hart you will be okay. Just turn left on the next street Magnolia Wood then left on Menlo then right on Albert Hart (and continue from direction #4 above).
We will have choir practice this Friday, April 17 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the chapel. If you borrowed music please remember to bring it!
If you need a ride the church bus will pick you up from the usual places starting at 5:30 p.m.
Snacks will be available for people coming straight from work and/or going to English Conversation.
“The(?) Pragmatic Truth of (the) Resurrection” or
“It Is True Because It Works/It Works Because It Is True”
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Easter/Resurrection Sunday | April 12, 2009
Richard M. Wright
Church of the Nations
It Works Because It Is True (PDF)
It Works Because It Is true (Slide Show)
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Is it true because it works? Or does it work because it is true?
In the year two thousand and five at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary two famous scholars discuss the resurrection of Jesus.
On the one hand N. T. Wright who is a bishop and a scholar of the New Testament. On the other hand John Dominc Crossan also a scholar of the New Testament.
Tom Wright defends the view that the resurrection of Jesus truly happened. Jesus was dead. Jesus was alive again.
Crossan defends the view that the resurrection of Jesus is a metaphor. Jesus was dead. But Jesus was not raised from the dead.
Crossan argues that it does not matter if the resurrection of Jesus truly happened or not. What matters is the meaning of the resurrection. The resurrection represents the transformation of the universe from a world of injustice and violence to a world of justice peace and holiness.
Is the resurrection “true” because it works - because it makes a difference? Or does the resurrection work because it is true - because it truly happened? Continue reading ‘SERMON - “The(?) Pragmatic Truth of (the) Resurrection” (1 Corinthians 15)’
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