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April Love-Fordham

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Born

in Winston-Salem, NC, The United States

December 11, 1961

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Christian, Spirituality, Religion

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March 2015

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April’s core belief is that Jesus, “the true light, who enlightens everyone, has come into the world” (John 1:8).

April’s calling is to creatively inspire others (and herself too!) to become the effective servants of Christ through spiritual practices and the study of scripture.

April’s mission is to provide resources through writing, preaching, and teaching that are interesting, scholarly, and have immediate application to living life as the servants of Christ.

“I call myself a Red Letter Christian.”

The term “Red Letter” comes from the belief that all of scripture is to be understood through the teachings of Jesus, which were traditionally set apart in some Bibles using a red font. To that end, April endeavors to take Jesus seriously by livin ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 55 ratings · 14 reviews · 4 distinct works

	James in the Suburbs: A Disorderly Parable of the Epistle of James 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dismantling Injustice: A Disorderly Parable of the Song of Solomon by April Love-Fordham (Goodreads Author), Catherine Meeks (Foreword), Kit Fordham (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	St. Francis and the Christian Life: A Disorderly Parable of the Epistle to the Galatians by April Love-Fordham (Goodreads Author), Jon M. Sweeney (Foreword), Kit Fordham (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	St. Francis and the Christian Life: A Disorderly Parable of the Epistle to the Galatians by April Love-Fordham (Goodreads Author), Kit Fordham (Illustrator), Jon M. Sweeney (Foreword) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Lesser Evil

“Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—”Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is just!” – Words of the Apostle Paul, Romans 3:18, New Testament. Some in the early church believed that their sins had been and would always be forgiven so that they could take part in the missionContinue reading "The Lesser Evil" Read more of this blog post »

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“Christians over the centuries have been better at knowing than at doing. Many churches aren’t very helpful at this point, because leaders assume that if they just teach people something that they will immediately understand what they are to do, and will want to be obedient. But this “know it—do it” pattern often does little more than leave people smarter but not very transformed.”
― April Love-Fordham, James in the Suburbs: A Disorderly Parable of the Epistle of James

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“What if I invited several people to form a study group with the purpose of living out the teachings of James together—a study that wasn’t focused on learning facts, but on transforming our lives?”
― April Love-Fordham, James in the Suburbs: A Disorderly Parable of the Epistle of James

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