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Connections back issues listed by date
Paper copies of all back issues are available from Barbara at $5 for a year's
issues (1992 issues are included with 1993) or for a dozen issues from a mixture
of dates. For fewer issues, pay whatever amount you consider appropriate.
Mail your check to Barbara at 505 Cherokee Drive, Temple TX 76504, letting her
know which back issues you want.
Back issues shown below with hyperlinks are available on this
web site at no cost.
Connections is not copyrighted, because Barbara's aim is
to reach as many church members as possible in order to stimulate discussion and
thought about the topics she writes about. You therefore are welcome to make
copies of Connections. Many recipients do, for distribution to friends,
Sunday School classes, and other church groups.
1992
Nov. '92 - We're connected—Barbara tells who she is and why she is writing Connections
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Dec. '92 - If I were a Bishop
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1993
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Jan. '93 - Power in the church
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Feb. '93 - Kindred spirits—God speaks to us through other people
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Mar. '93 - Tradition—it can lead us to God or away from God
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Apr. '93 - Step into new life—a tiny step can be crucial
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May '93 - Insiders and outsiders in the church
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June '93 - God
creates us with differences
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July '93 - A pebble can be powerful when used for God
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Aug. '93 - Lay Christians at work
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Sept. '93 - Prayer in a busy world
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Oct. '93 - What century is this? Christians don't seem to know
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Nov. '93 - Our stories connect us, but telling them is scary
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Dec. '93 - The church and the world
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1994
Jan. '94 - When Christians disagree
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Feb. '94 - "Do this in remembrance of me"
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Mar. '94 - Many ways to worship
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Apr. '94 - Sunday School
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May '94 - Christians aren't God's police force
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June '94 - God's priorities and ours
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July '94 - We can't stop with what we learned in kindergarten
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Aug. '94 - Lay voices in the church
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Sept. '94 - God speaks through our dreams
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Oct. '94 - Who's feeding today's sheep?
We often offer things they can't recognize as food.
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Nov. '94 - Broadcasting and narrowcasting—many of our methods are guaranteed to reach only a few people
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Dec. '94 - Here comes Jesus!
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1995
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Jan. '95 - God calls us into community
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Feb. '95 - Seminaries—the church's seed beds
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Mar. '95 - The church can learn from business
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Apr. '95 - A letter to a beginning pastor
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May '95 - Who will speak for the church?
(electing United Methodist General Conference delegates)
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June '95 - Rocking the church boat
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July '95 - What do these stones mean?
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Aug. '95 - Finding the real Jesus
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Sept. '95 - Reading under the eye of God—favorite books
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Oct. '95 - Heresy
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Nov. '95 - Looking back, looking forward—
Barbara reviews her main concerns about the church
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Dec. '95 - Women aren't second-class people in God's sight
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1996
Jan. '96 - God isn't one of the guys
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Feb. '96 - Seeking God's will about homosexuality
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Mar. '96 - Who qualifies as a Christian?
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Apr. '96 - Christians in ministry
(United Methodist General Conference issues)
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May '96 - Our traditions aren't God
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June '96 - Silence isn't always golden
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July '96 - Making conversation
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Aug. '96 - The language of heart, spirit, and hope
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Sept. '96 - A desert journey
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Oct. '96 - What makes worship effective?
How does using the lectionary help?
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Nov. '96 - New ways of being the church
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Dec. '96 - Reminders of the early church
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1997
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Jan. '97 - Today's generation gaps
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Feb. '97 - Generation X—Christian or unknown?
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Mar. '97 - The worship wars
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Apr. '97 - We want members, but why?
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May '97 - Two different systems (for making United Methodist clergy appointments and for Annual Conference sessions)
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June '97 - Two different reactions (to May '97 contents)
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July '97 - Making what's important interesting
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Aug. '97 - Evaluating effectiveness
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Sept. '97 - Following the party line
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Oct. '97 - Challenges to the church
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Nov. '97 - A golden opportunity for the church
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Dec. '97 - Conflict in the church
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1998
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Jan. '98 - Uncontrollable voices
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Feb. '98 - Religious tourists or real Christians?
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Mar. '98 - Spiritual discernment in the church
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Apr. '98 - Discernment—connecting faith claims with church life
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May '98 - A challenge—summarizing Christianity
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June '98 - Help for today's churches, from John Wesley
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July '98 - Conference—Christian conversation
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Aug. '98 - Accentuating the positive
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Sept. '98 - Dialogue, discussion, debate, discernment—dos or don'ts for the church?
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Oct. '98 -By our love or by our clothing?
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Nov. '98 - Birthdays—times for growing
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Dec. '98 - Searching for unity
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1999
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Jan. '99 - Thinking about worship
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Feb. '99 - The church's most important activity
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Mar. '99 - What's missing from our worship?
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Apr. '99 - Kicking harmful church habits
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May '99
- A dangerous policy—refusing to let church members have lists of their representatives to decision-making bodies
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June '99
- Sending horses against tanks—yesterday's
communication in today's world
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July '99 - Picturing Jesus
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Aug. '99 - Jesus talk and Jesus pictures—
helpful for some but not for all
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Sept. '99 - All spirituality isn't the same
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Oct. '99 - Two systems in tension—tradition and globalization
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Nov. '99 - Barbara's story
and favorite scriptures
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Dec. '99 - The
most important holiday for Christians
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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