THE TRANSFORMING LOVE OF GOD
A talk by Pastor Emeritus, Richard A Rhem
Sunday September 16 , 11am
Lakeshore Interfaith Institute /Mothers Trust
6676 122nd Ave Ganges Mi 49408 www.motherstrust.org

IN A THREE-PART SERIES ENTITLED"STORIES JESUS TOLD",RICHARD A RHEM
EXAMINES THE NATURE OF THE MYSTERY OF GOD AS IT COMES TO EXPRESSION IN 
THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF JESUS IN THE GOSPELS.
IN THE SECOND PRESENTATION,MR.RHEM WILL FOCUS ON A PASSAGE 
FROM LUKE'S GOSPEL-7:36-50.HIS THEME WILL BE"TRANSFORMING LOVE"IN WHICH
HE WILL CONTENDTHAT LOVE TRANSFORMS-AND ONLY LOVE TRANSFORMS.
LAW CAN CONTROL;
POWER CAN COERCE;
FEAR CAN CRIPPLE;

BUT THE EXPERIENCE OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IS TRANSFORMING.
IT IS GOD AS TRANSFORMING LOVE THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE STORIES JESUS TOLD.

Richard A. Rhem is pastor emeritus of Christ Community Church in Spring Lake, Michigan,
which he served for 37 years. He graduated from Hope College (B.A.) and Western Theological Seminary
(B.D. & M.Th) in Holland, Michigan. He continued his studies at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands,
where he received a Doctorandus degree, and did post-doctoral studies with Professor Hans Küng at the
University of Michigan. Re-Imagining The Faith, a sampling of his sermons, was published in 2004 by River
Road Publications. A video, Beyond the Pale: A Journey to Independence, profiles a once fervently conservative
preacher and his path to independence. Marcus Borg, Distinguished Professor in Religion and Culture, Oregon
State University, said, “Dick Rhem is the best teacher-preacher I have ever heard in my life.”