Conversations with Scripture demonstrating that the church is

demonstrating that the church is able to provide for and support faithful and loving relationships between persons of the same sex

This book looks at the church's bread-and-butter activities -- worship

whether it is in mission

Pilgrimage is a way into the eternal Jerusalem

and that worship is the source for everything else in our life together--our commitment to justice for all people

Conversations with Scripture demonstrating that the church isA scholarly evaluation of the fourth Gospel and Johannine community. For contemporary Christians, Johns Gospel is a paradox. On the one hand, it stresses boundaries: No one comes to the Father except through me. But on the other hand, its all about community: I have no longer called you servant, but friends. Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of John encourages readers to draw out the tensions between these two perspectives for an open,