"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" -- Micah 6:8

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! -- 1 John 3:1a (TNIV)

Links to News and Resources

Christian News and Information Sources

• The King James Bible online at the electronic text center of the University of Virginia.
• Christianity.com is a "home page" that links you to interesting resources and articles.
• Christianity Today is the web site of the magazine Christianity Today, a source of news and articles.
• The New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia. The New Advent Catholic web site has posted the 1917 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia.
• The Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics maintains this site which has resources such as articles and links to documents that pertain to churches from the Reformed traditions.
• The EWTN Home Page is the web site of the Eternal Word Television Network. This is a Roman Catholic cable/satellite channel that is true to official Catholic teachings.
• The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is the official web site of our Greek Orthodox bretheren, with links to news and resources.
• I belong to a Congregational Church. This is Congregationalism as defined in the Columbia Encyclopedia at Bartleby.com.
• The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC) is an organization of about 400 Congregational churches that did not join the UCC back in 1957 when it was formed, but remained independant.
• First Things is the web site of First Things magazine. This is a magazine written from the conservative Catholic point of view with a good mix of conservative Protestant perspectives as well.

Other Links and Resources

• What is Christianity? by Charles Hendrick at Rutgers Univerisy gives a basic overview of Christianity.
• Chronology of Christianity is a brief time-line of major events in Christian history from the life of Jesus thorugh 1994.
• Christian Texts is an on-line source of Christian documents, including the Bible, catechisms, and other writings.
• BELIEVE Religious Information Source is an online non-denominational encyclopedia containing over 2,000 articles on over 1,000 religious topics.
• Belief Net is a non-denominational, non-sectarian web site of general religion and inspiration, that includes many traditions, including religions other than Christianity. This link was dead when I checked on 06/07/07, if it's still dead the next time I check, I'll take it off the page.
• Maranatha Christian Journal is a source of daily Christian news.
• The First Congregational Church in Marshfield, Massachusetts is the oldest Congregational church in the US, founded in 1632 as "the second Church of God that issued out of the Church of Plymouth," by settlers who followed Edward Winslow to Greene's Harbour in what is now the town of Marshfield.

  Indeed, we may or may not even be the oldest Protestant church in the US, but that title might go to Saint Lukes in Isle of Wight, Virginia. Records back in 1632 aren't what they are today, so that claim is a toss-up unless there is more detailed information yet to be discovered in some archive.

  But in general, claims like this are open to interpretation, so if you are interested, here is a link to what I call the "Fine Print," my reasoning of how I define and defend this particular claim.

  Please Note: I'm sorry, but our Church web site is out of date, and we're getting the info together so we can update it! We hope to be able to reach out to the community in part by using the Internet to keep people posted about what's going on with us! It's a work in progress to get this back up with current information!

Essays that I Have Written

• John Chapter 6 and the Lord's Supper is an explaination of the sixth chapter of the Gospel according to John. Catholic teaching maintains that this chapter must be understood literally, and it explains why the bread and wine blessed in the Mass turn into the actual body and blood if Christ. I believe that looking at this passage in context shows that it is not talking about Communion, but rather about having faith in Jesus as the Son of God sent from heaven, and belief in this is necessary to have eternal life.
• Pope Pius XII: Over 800,000 Saved explains the role Pope Pius XII played in trying to save Jews during World War II. Unfortunately, revisionist history has hijacked his story, and made him out to be the demon in this sad chapter of human history. Why? I don't know. Perhaps there are those who so wish to discredit the Catholic Church, or Christianity in general, that they will twist the truth to do so. This is just a short defense of the man, there are many books that debunk the theory that this Pope was "Hitler's Pope."
• My Beliefs About Same Sex Unions started as a snail-mail letter to someone explaining my beliefs on the subject, and grew to an essay. I invite you to think about my reasoning, and hope that whether you agree or disagree that you can read with an open mind.

Theology and Beliefs

• Four Views of the Lord's Supper is a sermon by Rev. Grover Dunn of the Grace Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Tennesee. It briefly examines four different views of what the Lord's Supper (called in some denominations the Eucharist or Communion) is.
• Practices of Faith: Communion is a page of the United Church of Christ that briefly explains the meaning of the Lord's Supper in the UCC.
• Purgatory, Fact or Fantasy is a short essay written by the Rev. Richard D. Phillips of the Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. Although I am personally sympathetic to the idea that there is a purification between the moment we die and the moment we enter heaven, Biblical support for that idea is difficult to find, and it runs contrary to the idea that the sacrifice of Christ was sufficient to win eternal life for believers.

Other Links

• Lakewood Church with an inspirational television ministry, believes in new beginnings. Click here for the television schedule.
• Priests for Life An organization of priests that works toward educating priests and laity about how to change people's hearts so they choose life.
• The Promiskeepers An organization trying to better society by encouraging men to live up to their christian responsibilities and set a good example.
• Dr. Laura Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a talk show host with a degree in psychology who advocates traditional morality and common sense in making decisions in life. From the theological perspective, Dr. Larua is Jewish, but shares a lot of common ground with what is valued by Christian moral teaching. I believe that for the most part her opinions and advice make sense, and are worth considering. NOTE: There may be discussion of adult subjects such as sexuality on her web site.

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