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#177522 - 07/21/08 04:17 AM The edges and the centre
Bravus Husband and Father Registered: 09/05/04 Posts: 7111 Loc: Brisbane, Australia	A striking idea from this week's sermon, and perhaps one that feeds into the long-running 'different beliefs in Adventism' thread. The illustration is from the book 'The Empty Raincoat', and the notion is that, rather than focusing on the edges of our religion, it's better to focus on the centre. If we focus on the edges we become obsessed with figuring out who's in and who's out. If we focus on the centre, and put Jesus there, we realise that we're all growing closer to Him, but we all have more growing to do. Our focus becomes growing and helping others to grow toward the centre, rather than spending our energy on what amounts to choosing who to exclude. _________________________ If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate
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#177542 - 07/21/08 06:07 AM Re: The edges and the centre [Re: Bravus]
CoAspen Registered: 07/01/02 Posts: 1386 Loc: Colorado	_________________________ "A text without context is a pretext"...(borrowed)
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#177569 - 07/21/08 12:48 PM Re: The edges and the centre [Re: Bravus]
Redwood Swiss n Swedish American Registered: 12/09/06 Posts: 9030 Loc: A citizen of Heaven	_________________________ Another one of Woodies Goodies Love WON Another. Redwood the tree
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#177577 - 07/21/08 03:03 PM Re: The edges and the centre [Re: Bravus]
John317 Registered: 11/13/05 Posts: 10386 Loc: CA	I agree. _________________________ Turning and turning in the widening gyre/ The falcon cannot hear the falconer;/ things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world... Surely some revelation is at hand;/Surely the Second Coming is at hand. W.B. Yeats
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#177605 - 07/21/08 08:19 PM Re: The edges and the centre [Re: Bravus]
pkrause Registered: 03/24/00 Posts: 953 Loc: Lancaster,MA,USA	me four....
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#177606 - 07/21/08 09:32 PM Re: The edges and the centre [Re: pkrause]
Nan Benevolent Physician Registered: 04/07/00 Posts: 6042 Loc: Sydney,Australia	and one makes 5...
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#177609 - 07/21/08 10:53 PM Re: The edges and the centre [Re: Bravus]
jasd Registered: 02/16/05 Posts: 1677 Loc: Oregon	>>...to grow toward the centre,<< But, we must have the [sustainable] edges - that we might have a center, yes? (Ahh, and wouldn't we know - that there would be that odd flyer... moi) Nevertheless, a good illustration.
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#177703 - 07/23/08 01:35 AM Re: The edges and the centre [Re: Bravus]
carolaa Registered: 03/22/05 Posts: 1681 Loc: Texas	Yes, I will be sharing that one, thanks.
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