tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53430875360165216812011-07-29T01:57:41.096-07:00Gary Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861209750598321720noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343087536016521681.post-51339084180058570502011-02-09T11:53:00.000-08:002011-02-09T11:59:12.609-08:00Hi Friends,<br /> I'm giving blogging a try to get some feedback on an issue that several of our pastors face from time to time:<br /> You lead someone, or a couple, to make a commitment to follow Christ only to find out that they are living together "without the benefit of marriage". There are several responses to that situation and I'm wondeing what our pastors have found to be the most fruitful manner of addressing this set of circumstances.<br /> I'm looking forward to hearing from you ( and so is the pastor who raised the question...)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5343087536016521681-5133908418005857050?l=mobilize-gary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gary Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861209750598321720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343087536016521681.post-89610112085595441832010-03-24T11:54:00.000-07:002010-03-24T12:15:22.141-07:00I was reading some very interesting ideas in N.T.Wright's book <em>Surprised by Hope</em> that are certainly pertinent for the season in which we find ourselves. I hope you'll agree.<br /><br />"Easter is about the wild delight of God's creative power."<br /><br />" Is it any wonder people find it hard to believe in the resurrection of Jesus if we don't<br />throw our hats in the air?"<br /><br />"This is our greatest festival. Take Christmas away, and in biblical terms you lose two<br />chapters at the front of Matthew and Luke, nothing else. Take Easter away, and you<br />don't have a New Testament; you don't have a Christianity; as Paul says, you are still in your<br />sins."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5343087536016521681-8961011208559544183?l=mobilize-gary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gary Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861209750598321720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343087536016521681.post-2038331555293650592009-11-19T12:34:00.000-08:002009-11-19T12:37:43.335-08:00This has been quite a week at work!<br />Yesterday I opened a Face Book page in conjunction with a Converge MidAtlantic page<br />Today I 'm the possessor of a Blackberry<br />It's a good thing we're going on vacation tomorrow so I can assimilate all this new technology!<br />You can pray that I'm up to the challenge.<br />Thanks<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5343087536016521681-203833155529365059?l=mobilize-gary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gary Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861209750598321720noreply@blogger.com0