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Bill Leonard

By Bill Leonard

Thursday, May 10, 2012

In 1611, as they prepared to leave Amsterdam and return to England, members of the earliest Baptist congregation wrote a confession of faith, asserting that when members of the Body of Christ “come together” they “may and ought … to Pray, Prophecie, breake bread and administer in all the holy ordinances, although as yet they have no Officers, or that their Officers should be in Prison, sick or by any other means hindered from the Church.”

Opinion: War on women?

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By Bill Leonard

Thursday, April 26, 2012

(ABP) -- Tertullian, third-century theologian, wrote of woman: "You are the Devil's gateway. You are the unsealer of that forbidden tree. You are the first deserter of the divine law. You are she who persuaded him whom the Devil was not valiant enough to attack. You destroyed easily God's image in man."

Opinion: Remembering Noah

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By Bill Leonard

Thursday, April 12, 2012

(ABP) -- “But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the domestic animals that were with him in the ark” (Genesis 8:1). These days, I keep remembering Noah, reflecting on the relevance of his story then and now.

Opinion: Absorbing the violence

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By Bill Leonard

Thursday, March 29, 2012

(ABP) -- “We absorb so much violence and insecurity everyday that we are like time bombs ready to explode. We need to find a cure for our illness.”

Opinion: The Bible tells me. So?

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By Bill Leonard

Thursday, March 15, 2012

(ABP) -- Everybody is quoting the Bible these days. In the church and the public square Bible-based rhetoric and mandates echo throughout the culture, often with varying, even contradictory, interpretations. Such convictions can be deep and culture transforming; they can also be mistaken, perhaps even dead wrong. The Bible may say it and we may believe it, but that doesn’t always settle it.

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