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About Laura

My name is Laura and I am on a journey, pondering the implications of God's glorious design of humanity and integrating sundry aspects of this design into a description of what it means to be the new humanity.

If God is the Subject of Faith, What Then?

God is not the object of our faith. God is the subject of our faith. Karen Baker-Fletcher Dancing with God: The Trinity from a Womanist Perspective Chalice Press, (C) 2006 pg. 18 As my initial thought, I would suggest, in … Continue reading

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The Place of Emotions in Communal Spiritual Formation

As interpretive perceptions, emotions can be right or wrong about the situation, true or false of it. And they are motivational. As concern-based, the are affected by what the subject cares about, what is important to him or her; and … Continue reading

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If community is our end, what now?

Strictly speaking, God alone is not the ultimate end toward which we should direct our lives. That end is integral communal fulfillment in God’s kingdom, which will be a marvelous communion of divine Persons, human persons, and other created persons. … Continue reading

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Kingdom Now, Then, and When

The first stage [of the Kingdom] was the presence of spiritual power in the Holy Spirit under the intercessory ministry of a heavenly Christ, and the second stage [is] the future, visible return of the Lord in his glory to … Continue reading

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Deep Beliefs Determine Our Behaviors and Emotions

In a person of integrity, stated beliefs and behaviors correspond to deep beliefs, which in turn correspond to the way things actually are. For most of us (all?), this correspondence is mixed at best. Deep beliefs, which are often unknown … Continue reading

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