So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
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Lesson 41: How Do We Determine God’s Word – Community 3
Read MORE: Lesson 41: How Do We Determine God’s Word – Community 3I find myself unable or maybe unwilling to do much while on vacation. So I decided to simply suggest you read this piece by Dorothy Solle that Sister Rita sent me. Dorothee Sölle was a free thinking German theologian who…
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Lesson 42: How Do We Determine God’s Word – Community 4
Read MORE: Lesson 42: How Do We Determine God’s Word – Community 4When I began my ministry in the early 1960s everyone was talking about Eugene Carson Blake’s proposal for uniting the Church. He urged mainline Protestants to unify before they began trying to reconcile their theological differences. His point was once…
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Lesson 43: Conversation as Discernment
Read MORE: Lesson 43: Conversation as DiscernmentMy observation that Christian conversation and especially that which takes place around the communion table might be the most helpful way to discern God’s Word drew a number of responses. All of them expressed hope for this kind of creative…
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Lesson 44: Conversation as Discernment
Read MORE: Lesson 44: Conversation as DiscernmentAs Bob makes clear, it is easier to make conversation around the meal a symbol than to implement it as an activity in any large gathering of the Church. However, I still think it deserves consideration in our time. The…
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Lesson 45: God’s Word is Spoken
Read MORE: Lesson 45: God’s Word is SpokenLast week I suggested the Bible presents Christianity as an ongoing two- way conversation between God and his people. Lupe responded with an email that covered very well what I intended to say this week. I suggest you read her…
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Lesson 46: Conversation in the Community
Read MORE: Lesson 46: Conversation in the CommunityYesterday I worshiped at a Greek Orthodox Cathedral. I left elated having heard a fine sermon and participated in a beautiful liturgy. However, as the day progressed, I became more and more melancholy. When I reflected on why this was,…
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Lesson 47: Conversation in the Community
Read MORE: Lesson 47: Conversation in the CommunityI hope you remembered we are trying to make a list of ways the church might foster creative conversation, I can not report on our progress until next week as I am on vacation. However, let me offer some of…
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Lesson 48: Electronic Conversations
Read MORE: Lesson 48: Electronic ConversationsLet me first summarize the responses to how the church can foster conversation and then make a few observations about religious use of electronic communication. Conversations with Myron lead me to speak a few words about Islam next week. Then…
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Lesson 49: What is Islam?
Read MORE: Lesson 49: What is Islam?Before starting a new online course, let me offer few words about Islam. Lately people have been asking if there something about it that fosters the violence of its radical fundamentalists. I often ask the same thing about Christianity that…
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An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!
yes we need to forgive our leaders yet make sure they do the right thing – which they aren’t.