Faith

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Living the Faith

If we are serious about transformation, we have to confront our fear factors
By Keith Howard April 2006

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Hope's story

a faith that demands action
By Donna Sinclair April 2006

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Where openness is everything

By Donna Sinclair March 2006

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A different kind of call, but a call nonetheless

By Sharon Blank March 2006

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The shape of church to come

By Donna Sinclair March 2006

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More Voices

songs in a new key
By Donna Sinclair February 2006

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John Burton's journal

a coastal presence
By John Burton February 2006

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A new generation, a new need to discern our call

By Donna Sinclair January 2006

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To journey, to discern

By Donna Sinclair January 2006

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Waiting for whispers, searching for signs

By Peter Short January 2006

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One faith, many shades of meaning

By Donna Sinclair December 2005

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Staying with the struggle

By Trisha Elliott June 2005

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