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Comment on Interfaith Elders and Youngsters by stillhere4u

stillhere4u — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:47:55 +0000

In the inter-religious dialogue of “the three amigos,” their respective self-criticisms is particularly important because their act of doing so implicitly challenges the typical way religion is understood (see http://deligentia.wordpress.com on this), at least in the modern context. What if the practice were to spread?

Comment on Sabbath by Margaret Rose

Margaret Rose — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:18:34 +0000

Catherine – I so enjoy your blogs – you always give me something to think about. In thinking about the church and our faith in the 21st century you had a sentence about who WE are as Christians, and it was wonderful to have it spelled out like that. I wish I could learn to bravely define myself as that kind of Christian in conversations with people who may have such fixed ideas about what Christian is – some stereotype that I don’t fit into at all. I need some lessons in the language of speaking out – with confidence, about what I/we are.
Margaret

Comment on The 21st Century Flock by Karin

Karin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:50:12 +0000

baaaaaaa

Comment on Beyond Either Or by David Nichols

David Nichols — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:50:05 +0000

Shortly before we moved away, the youth of First Christian Church of Falls Church presented an entire Sunday service focused on the tragedy of Darfur. It was an easy shot — the innocent, defenseless Blacks vs. the evil, well-armed Janjawid Arabs, who hadn’t a friend for miles around and couldn’t hurt us if they wanted to. At the end of the service, they invited us to take specific prayer concerns from a basket for our private prayer time.

Afterward, I asked one of the teens where to find the prayers for the Janjawid. She was shocked. “But they’re the enemy!”

“Sure,” I replied. “Aren’t they the ones who need to have their hearts changed?”

Then it was my turn to feel smug and self-righteous. I guess it’s easier to move that stuff around than to make it go away.

Comment on Beyond Either Or by gail

gail — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:19:26 +0000

Right on, Catherine!
Gail

Comment on Chasing Rabbits by Catherine Foote

Catherine Foote — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:58:20 +0000

Well said, VIrginia

Comment on Chasing Rabbits by Virginia Felton

Virginia Felton — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:30:31 +0000

Yes, I have been thinking more about that sermon also. But your piece made me think about the fact that all of the best parts of church have a way of following us home. After spending time preparing, rehearsing and singing “Zikr” with the choir last Sunday, I have found the sounds of that Sufi chant swirling around in my head all week, or I find a phrase from the “Shalom” piece singing itself again inside my brain. I think it all counts as prayer.

Comment on Chasing Rabbits by David Nichols

David Nichols — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:34:15 +0000

Computers are useless.
They can only give you answers.

-Pablo Picasso

Comment on Eulogy for a Bike by Osama Bin Ladin

Osama Bin Ladin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:32:42 +0000

ALLAH ACKBAR!!!

Comment on Eulogy for a Bike by George Bush

George Bush — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:31:04 +0000

I LIKE BUSH