Not
judging the Master
His
church open
welcoming
Jesus
into
our presence
Open
to all
fully
inclusive
to
all of God’s children
all
over the earth
Reconciling,
healing
open
to blessing
all
God’s people gifted
brought
back to life
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Edited
April 23, 2013
“Welcoming
Christ – v2”
after
Austin Masterson
included
the original in a student assignment
Roswell,
NM
June
13, 2011
“Welcoming
Christ”
John 8
&
Samuel Thompson’s
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United
Methodist Church
Annual Conference
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries
Network
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
which begins on June 20, 2011
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
Riruta UMC
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in
the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
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