Author Archives: Laura

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.

Trinity and Community

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Laura

Is there a relationship between the Trinity as community and church as community? If so, what is the basis of that relationship? Here’s my current thinking in bullet form: Perichoresis (co-indwelling or interpenetration) is an essential feature of the Triune … Continue reading →

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Important Ideas from the Church Comes Home

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Laura

By Robert and Julia Banks Hendrickson Publishers, 1998 260 pages On page 32, the authors ask what would happen if members made a commitment to stay connected. This is an important “what if.” Dr. Gary McIntosh offers a guideline for … Continue reading →

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Thinking Ecclesiology in Pictures

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Laura

Thoughts?

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My Take on Hellerman’s Proposal

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Laura

Initial summary of Hellerman’s class, Church as Family: As Israel moved from Sinai to the Maccabean period, the boundary markers identifying the people of God became increasingly narrow. These boundary markers—circumcision, food, times, and places—became more narrowly defined. The ministry … Continue reading →

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Do I Really Hate Mega Churches?

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Laura

Related Post (and update of sorts): Revisiting my Mega Church “Feelings” Over the past several years, I have developed a rather negative opinion of mega churches. Much of my negativity revolves around what I have perceived as mega church self-importance. … Continue reading →

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