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Deep Theology, Deep Grace

“I looked at Christianity within my own cultural context and wondered, as a foreign missionary, how much of Christianity in America was distinctly Christian and how much was just my own cultural values with a bit of Christianity sprinkled on top? There were two axes that I could measure my own Christian upbringing against: history and universality. How did my understanding of the Bible and my own practice of the Christian life compare to that of Christians in other places and other times? If the Church is the Body of Christ in time and space, then surely the Church as a recognizable, apostolic body did not vanish following the last chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. At the time, I had no inkling that I was looking for ‘one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church…’”

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From the Churches of Christ to the One Church

Rachelle Parker |
Anglican & Episcopalian, Church of Christ, Conversion Stories | 19 Comments

My two younger sisters and I were raised in Springfield, MO by parents who valued faith, family, and friendships, and who served the community. We attended Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday night services in a large, active Churches of Christ congregation. Our social as well as religious life revolved around this church.

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