1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedScot McKnighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/smcknightChurch as Family - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VsH5wkqizd"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2009/10/church-as-family.html">Church as Family</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2009/10/church-as-family.html/embed#?secret=VsH5wkqizd" width="600" height="338" title="“Church as Family” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="VsH5wkqizd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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It would be easy to say low church evangelicals clamor for community because there is so much individualism at work, but that’s a cheap shot that misses the target. Liturgical churches can struggle as much with community too. But what needs to be observed, and it has been observed across the spectrum in the last…http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/files/import/imgs/ChFam.jpg