Barry Steinman's Blog

On September 11th I was asked to speak at the Religion News writers
Association annual convention in Minneapolis.

I was part of a panel called:

"House churches and Jew-it-yourself services"

The Moderator was Cathy Grossman, from USA TODAY

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Barry says he never appreciated his Jewish heritage until he came to see Jesus as his Messiah during the Jesus Movement in 1970. He was introduced early on to alternative expressions of church life by spending the next eight years in a Christian Commune. One hundred and twenty people lived as family, sharing expenses on a beautiful eighty acre farm. It was there he learned that Church should be family. The meetings were open. Everyone was free to participate as they shared something God had placed on their hearts. The group also celebrated the Old Testament Festivals such as Passover and Tabernacles.

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I just ran across the interview I did with Focus on the Family, Family News in Focus, on the subject of House Church. It is from 6/24-25/2006.

You can listen to it here
http://koinonia.org.il/2%20Audio%20Track.aiff

Staring at the back of someone's head for 90 minutes on a Sunday morning is not my idea of fun. I do not understand how staring at the back on someone's head has anything to do with fellowship.

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Have you ever felt like ripping this passage out of the bible: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 When horrible things are happening to me, how can that be good

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