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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Posted on December 7, 2008 by rbirkey

Shmuel is the name of the boy in the striped pajamas. He is an eight year old Jewish boy in a Nazi concentration camp. Bruno, the eight-year old son of the camp commandant meets Shmuel across the electric barbed wire … Continue reading →

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Chapter 2: From House Churches to Holy Cathedrals

Posted on April 13, 2008 by rbirkey

From House Churches to Holy Cathedrals As already stated in earlier posts, the early church believed that Jesus was the very presence of God and that the body of Christ (the church) constitutes his temple. The authors of Pagan Christianity? … Continue reading →

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Chapter 2: Temples, Priests, and Sacrifices

Posted on April 13, 2008 by rbirkey

Temples, Priests, and Sacrifices Continuing in Chapter 2 of Pagan Christianity? authors Frank Viola and George Barna point out that the Old Testament Hebrews had a faith experience centered around the Temple, the priesthood and the sacrifice. But Jesus fulfilled … Continue reading →

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The Calf Path – A metaphor for the church?

Posted on March 8, 2008 by rbirkey

I am quoting from Pagan Christianity? – “In this book, we sometimes refer to “the crooked path” that led the institutional church to its current form. This poem, written more than a century ago, served as the inspiration for that … Continue reading →

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