http://reconcilingstories.org opening doors, changing hearts & minds, one connection at a time Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:17:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am impinging on your world for a brief moment and don't want to offend, but a few I shall. I have a story that I feel I must tell and share ... Once upon a time, there was a young woman named Loette. She had sought out the church at ... http://reconcilingstories.org/2006/07/20/21/ I went over the notes I made from Colossians through 3 John, with a smattering from Ephesians. What I was looking for were verses that spoke about: Loving one another, working together, the kinds of work we are supposed to be doing together as Christians, the kinds of strife-filled conduct we ... http://reconcilingstories.org/2006/07/08/20/ Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. John 6:47 I am the living bread which came down from Heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for ... http://reconcilingstories.org/2006/07/08/19/ This story was told in November 2004 at Wallingford United Methodist Church at a service celebrating the 20th anniversary of the church becoming a Reconciling Congregation. Hi! For those of you who don’t know me very well, or know my history with Wallingford, I was figuring this out in order to ... http://reconcilingstories.org/2006/06/26/18/ This story was told in November 2004 at Wallingford United Methodist Church at a service celebrating the 20th anniversary of the church becoming a Reconciling Congregation. The first surprise was our conception of what it meant to have a church that would welcome other gay people to Wallingford. Perhaps a notion of gay ... http://reconcilingstories.org/2006/06/26/17/ This story was told in November 2004 at Wallingford United Methodist Church at a service celebrating the 20th anniversary of the church becoming a Reconciling Congregation. I want to tell you that back 20 years ago we didn’t have the governing body of this church that we have now. It was called an ... http://reconcilingstories.org/2006/06/26/16/