“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”—Matthew 28:19 NRSV You could sense their fear confined behind those walls.The disciples of Jesus has just recently witnessed His death, resurrection and ascension and as you can probably imagine, they …
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Why Must the Church Decolonize?
“You cannot discover lands already inhabited.” – Mark Charles The year was 1452. Pope Nicholas V passed a papal bull that laid the groundwork for the Doctrine of Discovery. This papal bull, called Dum Diversas, gave the Portuguese King Alfonso V the power to reduce pagans and Muslims to a state of perpetual slavery. Soon …