Niche Church
FCC Pomona is a niche church. People drive upwards of 30 minutes (in good traffic), past other congregations to be part of FCC Pomona. People choose to cross the suburban
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What would a group of spiritually free persons look like? We asked this question in the discernment group I’m leading. All the groups are talking about spiritual freedom and engaging
Continue readingWhat’s Your Paradigm?
There are two versions of Christianity on the American landscape according to Marcus Borg in his book, The Heart of Christianity. One he calls “earlier paradigm” and the other “emerging
Continue readingRight to Speak: Responsibility to Respond
They were going to protest at the funeral of a nine year old. They were going to protest at the funeral of this young girl, one of the victims of
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It was the end of the interview when the biologist offered this, “Science only has value if it is interesting and shared.” How many high school chemistry students would rise
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