Millpond Inn, a bed & breakfast. Kids Rooms: Climbing Walls and Contemporary Schemes. bCentral Site Manager. Same-sex complementarity. A year ago the bishops of the Episcopal Church received a 95-page report by eight theologians to provide the church with a "theology of same-sex relationships.
" (The report was published in the Winter 2011 issue of the Anglican Theological Review.) As you might expect, the panel split into two parties, "traditionalist" and "liberal. " What you might not expect—if you follow such debates in mainline Protestant bodies—was how the sides began to meet. Certain familiar arguments disappeared. New arguments took their place. For example, the traditionalist report avoided sociological arguments about the sexual practices of gay men, nor did it offer an exegetical argument from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. On the liberal side, references to "rights" remained historical. Because the language is gendered, it might hardly seem a promising passage for liberals. Something about symbols resists change, because they carry the social meanings by which members of societies think. Can a person be a Gay Christian? 15 Ways to Be Irresistibly Attractive. Be true to your values.
Be honest. Do your best. Do things that bring you closer to your dreams. Take care of yourself, your family, and your friends. Treat people with respect. In other words, invest love into your life. Do the right thing. – Never be afraid to do what you know in your heart is right, especially if the well being of another person’s feelings is at stake. Photo by: Lina Hayes Related 18 Ways You’re Making Your Life Harder Than It Has To Be Life is not complex. July 27, 2014 In "Happiness" 15 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist As Jack London once said, “The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.” March 19, 2012 In "Aspirations" 10 Signs it’s Time to Let Go Holding on is being brave, but letting go and moving on is often what makes us stronger and happier.
April 2, 2012. The Nicest Place on the Internet. David A. Usrey, 50: He changed lives for Christ It wasn't exactly a move of biblical proportions, but it was biblical.
Like other followers of Jesus, David Usrey stopped what he was doing to answer a divine call. In 2003 he left his corporate job and moved his family to France to go into full-time ministry. It was a radical move but it had to be done, said Kathy Miller Usrey, his wife of 29 years, who now lives in Marietta. And it wasn't a glamorous move, said friend and former boss, Jim Norton, of Duluth.
“He went from making good money in sales and marketing with a nice house, to life in a small apartment with his family so he could do the work he felt like he was supposed to do,” Mr. Mr. and Mrs. “But David said maybe the time is for now and not for later,” said Mrs. David Alan Usrey, of Marietta, died Wednesday at home after battling brain tumors over the past three years.
Mr. While still in the corporate arena, Mr. “There was something special about David, I just don’t know how to describe it,” said Mr.