Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: Christian conversation
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Lesson 2: Christian Conversation
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Christian ConversationPerhaps I got ahead of myself last week. I spoke of the need for a new Christian narrative in our technological society and suggested that Vatican II offers us groundwork for developing one. Incidental to that, I observed that I…
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Lesson 16: Truth and Virtual Reality
Read MORE: Lesson 16: Truth and Virtual RealityLooking back over this series, I realize how much I was compelled to continue, because the news every last morning provided a new set of lies spewed out by public officials to whom we had given our trust. That compulsion…
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Lesson 9: Tradition
Read MORE: Lesson 9: TraditionMy life has paralleled the growth of the modern Evangelical movement. I heard the canned introduction of so many of their spokespersons so many times, I would mouth it as they began their pitch. “I am not educated, but I…
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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 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 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 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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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>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!