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Pluriform Love by Thomas Jay Oord

Pluriform Love – A Review

Posted on February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 by Michael Rose
I enjoyed an advanced copy of Thomas Jay Oord’s latest book, Pluriform Love—a more academic read than Oord’s recent works, but that shouldn’t scare you off. Oord writes in such a way as to be accessible to a wide swath of interested readers.    In Pluriform Love, Oord pushes back on some well-entrenched theological sacred...
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  • God Qualifies the Called: Leadership
    September 4, 2012

    God Qualifies the Called: Leadership

    Many pastors I speak with confess that, in so many ways, they feel ill-equipped to lead a church community.  Despite a great education, they don't feel as ready as they think they should, and the challenges of church life can bring the right kind of pressures that seem to expose these weaknesses. Every person is...
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  • Learning to Listen
    August 8, 2011

    Learning to Listen

    I was astonished to learn that we only retain 25% of the things we hear.  Not only does this further illumine the need for a variety of forms of communication - it also brings to light the need to cultivate effective listening.  Julian Treasure* suggests that listening is very important for many reasons, primarily because...
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  • The Least of These?
    December 4, 2013

    The Least of These?

    Jesus tells a story in Matthews 25 of a King who calls a meeting of his subjects. He said to the group to the right of him, "I want to sincerely thank and commend you.  For I was sick, and you cared for me.  I was hungry and thirsty, and you fed me and gave...
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