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Fred D. Mueller

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Exploring Migration within the Body of Christ

NOVEMBER 2012: REVIEW by Fred Mueller Journeys of Faith: Evangelicalism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Anglicanism Ed. Robert L. Plummer Zondervan, 2012. $18.99. 256 pages. Several years ago, a New Yorker magazine cartoon depicted a scene in which worshipers are coming out the door of a church, greeting the pastor and talking in clusters on the church lawn. Everyone has on their hands those foam "Number One" fingers seen at sporting events. Two men from the church, observing this, are saying,…
Fred D. Mueller
November 1, 2012
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America’s Clergy: Facing the Future by Looking at the Past

As we consider the state of the church in our culture today, there is much nail-biting. Noting the long decline of membership in mainline churches and the many other problems the churches face today, some question the future of denominations such as the Reformed Church in America and others like it. But as is often the case, as we face the future, it is helpful to take a close look at the past. E. Brooks Holifield's book, God's Ambassadors: A…
Fred D. Mueller
April 1, 2009
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Candles in Windows

I was blessed with getting stuck in the great blackout of 2003; the most profound of all blackouts in American history. We were in the process of a very messy move from Locust Valley on Long Island to Hillsborough where I had accepted a call to the Millstone church. The movers had done a poor job, leaving much behind, forcing me to make repeated trips back from New Jersey to Long Island. The week of the great blackout found me…
Fred D. Mueller
October 16, 2003