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The Paradox of Community

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series Life in Community

The paradox of community is the hunger of intimacy and the fear of intimacy. It is formed from the God given desire within all of us to live in genuine community and the corruption of sin that leads to a fear of “being ourselves”. The paradox finds its roots in the awakening of “self-consciousness” in the garden of Eden. How can we overcome this paradox? Continue reading

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Team God

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Life in Community

I believe God wants us to see that the value of relationships and livingin community did not begin with us, but with Him. Furthermore, community is notjust an idea spoken into being by God, but came out of the very nature of God asHe exists in three persons in perfect community with one another. The origin ofcommunity is found in the triune nature of God. Continue reading

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