The Original Church
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The Original Church, with Dr. James L. Papandrea, is an ecumenical Christian community exploring our common roots in the early Church for the purposes of spiritual growth and practicing the Christian faith. No politics, debates, or proselytizing, just "faith seeking understanding" from the perspective of the early (and medieval) Church and the Church fathers. Jim Papandrea is an author and Professor of Church History and Historical Theology.
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I just had my meeting with the publisher...

Just got off a zoom call with the acquisitions editor at Sophia Institute Press - as I suspected, they want me to write the next two books.

Just like we did Praying Like the Early Church and Praying the Psalms as a companion volume...

Now I get to start working on Praying Like the Mystics and Praying the Wisdom as its companion volume.

I'm excited to get started - this will be my major writing project for the next year, so we're looking at maybe Praying the Wisdom coming out late this year, and Praying Like the Mystics to come out in 2026.

Not that it's a secret or anything, but please keep this within the community for now - I'll keep you posted so you know when the books are coming out!

If you think of it, pray for me as I do the research and writing...

Thanks!

Jim

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Message to the Original Church Community

Dear friends - Please take 10 minutes to watch this personal update from me:

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Sneak Peek into my NEW OFFICE!

I'm back, up and running, and ready to go - I should have a new JOURNEY episode within the next week or so - and because you are my loyal peeps, here is an exclusive, just-for-you, behind the scenes SNEAK PEEK into my new office:

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Here's another song... Come Let Us Climb the Lord's Mountain

I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:

In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!

I hope you like the song!

Here's another song... Come Let Us Climb the Lord's Mountain
Hey folks - the NEW BOOK is here!

As always, if you do get it, I can always use good reviews!

https://www.amazon.com/Original-Church-Meant_and-Means_to-Christian/dp/159417573X/

THE JOURNEY 102

Here is Part 7 in our series on John Chapter 6

Here's the TEXT for the rest of John Chapter 6

I hope to have another installment of THE JOURNEY up this Saturday - here's the text for the rest of the chapter - I didn't bother with the colored text since this is all from the Gospel of John.

The_Journey_Session_102_Text.pdf
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