by afladmin | Jun 9, 2025
By: The Rev. Prof. Stephen Noll A story is told by Paul Thigpen of Springfield, MA about the people of Reading, England in the early 1800’s. Many of the townspeople began to be concerned when the loaves of bread they had purchased had messages in their crusts. “Rest...
by afladmin | Jun 9, 2025
By: The Rev. Prof. Stephen Noll The Christian Church gives testimony that in the actual events of our existence there are words and gestures through which the Creator and Sustainer of this world has spoken and acted. Benjamin Franklin said this: “I have lived, Sir, a...
by afladmin | Jun 5, 2025
By: The Rev. Prof. Stephen Noll “Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion city of our God” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrHI3ATW9Co&feature=related).Most hymns are addressed to God. Psalm 48, however, is offered to a place, to Zion. Zion is the central hill on...
by afladmin | Jun 4, 2025
By: The Rev. Prof. Stephen Noll “Delight yourself in fatness!” (Isaiah 55:2) – not a message most Americans would approve. However, when I would return to Uganda after a vacation in the States, colleagues not infrequently came up and complimented me by saying:...
by afladmin | Apr 30, 2025
By: The Rev. Prof. Stephen Noll “Delight yourself in fatness!” (Isaiah 55:2) – not a message most Americans would approve. However, when I would return to Uganda after a vacation in the States, colleagues not infrequently came up and complimented me by saying:...