As Tinker said repeatedly, repentance isn’t easy. Repentance calls us to cast aside our myths of moral superiority, and honestly confront the ways that we have fallen short in our relationships with others. It forces us to take our heroes off their pedestals and recognize that they were broken men who often did horrible things …
Tag Archive: Service of Repentance
Apr 27
To repent or not to repent
At a dinner sponsored by the Native American Comprehensive Plan April 26, Marcus Briggs-Cloud, a member of the Maskoke Nation, talked about the history of this country’s native peoples. He also talked about the history of the area around the site of this General Conference — how members of local tribes were rounded up and …
Apr 27
Journey toward Act of Repentance
Journey toward 2012 Act of Repentance worship will take place this evening (April 27) at 7:30 p.m. during the General Conference. It is intended to be an acknowledgement of wrongs done to indigenous persons and the beginning of a process to heal relationships between indigenous communities and the church (DCA p.1876). The General Commission on …
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