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Being Fallen – A Sermon by John Jeremiah Edminster

Published on : August 22, 2021August 20, 2021 Published by : Chibuzo Nimmo Petty
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We are all of us born in moral stupidity, taking the world as an udder to feed our supreme selves. – George Eliot, Middlemarch Look up, Friends. Over your head hovers a crown of everlasting life. – But that’s right, you don’t see it, do you? We know it’s there, […]

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This image of Dirk Willems has become a famous representation of the Historic Peace Churches. Wilems was a martyred Anabaptist from Netherlands who escaped from prison, rescued his pursuer who had fallen through thin ice only to be recaptured, tortured, and killed for his faith.
Part of an art installation at the Community Room on King, the multipurpose space Veritas uses as its worship space and shares with local artists and community members throughout the week.
Image Credit: Oakton Church of the Brethren
Image Credit: Anabaptist Communicators
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