We began our fall semester of ConnectGroup last night. We are reading and discussing Mark Jones' book, Knowing Christ. Mark is an author and pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church in Vancouver. His studies of theology have included works by John Owen, a Puritan pastor living in England in the 16th century. John Owen followed Martin Luther in attempting to purify the church from anything extraneous that had been added to Christianity by those in power in church and state. I'm not sure what images "Puritans" bring to mind for you, but most of what I know has been shaped by TV and movies - people dressed funny and never having any fun. It turns out, they were some of the most joy-filled people around. I look forward to learning more about the one true joy that they were pursuing - knowing Christ more.
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