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Violence or Nonviolence; What’s a Body to Decide?
Please don’t take my title as an oversimplification or trivialization of the question of violence in the Christian Faith. I know it can never be resolved by such a simplistic option. As we move toward Sunday’s worship, however, which will … Continue reading
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Faith, Violence, and Belief. Trajectory of Blog Discussion Week of April 30 (Relāt)
Two issues are continually surfacing in our ongoing blog discussion of the Hunger Games and faith.These issues concern faith, violence, and belief. Following is a brief summary of the discussion. Faith and Violence. The first issue is the question of … Continue reading
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Hunger Games Worship Series Coming to Relāt (beginning April 22)
It’s safe to say that the Hunger Games are on fire! As if the success of the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins weren’t enough, the movie premiere (the first of three) has added fuel to the fire, topping the … Continue reading
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The Other Side of Jesus (March 11 in RELĀT)
On Sunday we will have an opportunity to reflect on what one might call the other side of Jesus. On one hand there is Jesus the gentle shepherd whose image is omnipresent in hymns, sermons, and paintings. And the Jesus … Continue reading
From Fear to Awe (RELĀT on Dec 18)
In the second portion of Luke’s rendering of the nativity story (Luke 2.8-20), the shepherds’ emotions are radically transformed from fear to awe; fear of the divine manifestations they witnessed in the night skies, and awe of the Christ child … Continue reading
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A Visit Revisited (Dec 4 in RELĀT)
This week we will continue our discussion of Mary’s Annunciation, based on the work of artist John August Swanson. Our worship will be based on the following collection of poetry and reflection: Mary, Nazareth girl: What did you know of … Continue reading
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World Communion (for Sunday, Oct 2)
God’s faith community is found where a child brings a balloon, where old and young alike come to dance, where two or more gather joyfully in God’s name. God’s faith community can be seen wherever barefoot children run giggling in … Continue reading
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The Quest for Peace and Healing (for Sunday, September 11)
“We look for peace, but find no good; for a time of healing, but there is terror instead.” – Jeremiah 14.19c Sunday is the tenth anniversary of that infamous September tragedy usually referred to in shorthand simply as 9/11. In … Continue reading
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Passing the Peace
Each Sunday in worship, Bo greets and welcomes us, shares a joke (usually bad!), gives us the OPCC News Flash, and invites us to “greet one another with the peace of Christ.” Growing up, I remember this being called “passing the … Continue reading
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