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John 4:1-46; Malachi 3:1-12 Everyone knows the Sunday school lessons about the Samaritan woman at the well. The Samaritans were the enemies of Israel, the standard story goes, so for Jesus to “convert” the enemy woman was quite an accomplishment. To make the lesson even more pious, Jesus magically “knows” that she is not married . . . → Read More: 21st Century Cosmology and the Gospel of John: Part III – Living Water John 3 The Gospel of John is a narrative, theological proof that Jesus was the Messiah, the One Anointed – consecrated, selected – by God to establish God’s rule – God’s Kingdom – on earth. The Pharisee Nicodemus illustrates the process by which even leaders in the Jewish communities who rejected the whole notion of . . . → Read More: 21st Century Cosmology and the Gospel of John: Part II – Nicodemus  Comments are closed  anti-Semitism, Creation Spirituality, Gospel of John, Jesus Seminar, Lazarus, liberal Christian, libertarian theory, Paul, progressive Christianity John 1:1 -2:25 The Complete Gospels (Polebridge Press, 2010) breaks the Gospel of John into two parts. Based on the work of earlier scholars (R.T. Fortna, and U.C. vonWahlde), the Jesus Seminar scholars propose that this Gospel was developed from an earlier, “signs” gospel (similar to Q), which was a theological proof that Jesus was . . . → Read More: 21st Century Cosmology and the Gospel of John: Part I – Signs and Wonders Mark 6:34; Philippians 2; Romans 6 In the November 28, 2011 edition of The Nation, Naomi Klein proposes that deniers of climate change science are not rejecting the science; they are rejecting the order of magnitude of cultural transformation that will be required in order to slow down, stop, or reverse the process. “This is . . . → Read More: Epiphany: More than changing light bulbs Charles Krauthammer has signed onto Carl Sagan’s pessimistic conclusion that there is no intelligent life in the universe (other than Earth Humans) because advanced civilizations destroy themselves. It seems to be the ultimate Cosmic Joke. As Worf’s son Alexander opined at a Star Trek wedding, “the higher, the fewer.” Krauthammer – of course – has . . . → Read More: Alone in the Universe? Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick December 31, 2011, 7 p.m. Tweet // This worship service combines the contemplative spirit of Taizé chant with the Celtic liturgy of the Iona Community. Taizé (“Tayzay”) is a tiny village hidden away in the hills of Burgundy in the eastern part of France, not far from the town of . . . → Read More: Vigil for Healing and Peace in the Spirit of Taizé Progressive, non-theistic Christians may wonder what is the point to Advent in the 21st century. There were no angels bringing astounding news to an unmarried girl; there was no “virgin birth.” But in Luke’s story, there was a subversive undertone. As foretold by the Hebrew prophets, and prayed for by Luke’s contemporary Jewish friends, because . . . → Read More: Toward a New Cosmology: Advent 2011 It’s official. Independent Bible reading – without benefit of clergy or religious dogma – makes you more liberal. Frequent Bible readers are more likely to reject the death penalty; more likely to work for social and economic justice. Of course, reading the Bible on your own can also lead to those infamous right-wing political and . . . → Read More: Bible Reading Breeds Liberals! In today’s Dilbert cartoon, (December 5, 2011) Dogbert plans to become an iron-fisted dictator, and Mousebert wants to fight for social justice. But “in the long run,” Dogbert says, “I’ll be a billionaire, and you’ll be a stain on a tank tread.” The only hope for Mousebert is looting. The parable of the talents comes . . . → Read More: Passive Resistance On the final day of the conference, Gregory Jenks conducted a seminar of his own in honor of the 400th Anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible. Jenks cautions that there are 4 ways to abuse the Bible: Treat the Bible as a Bible – a book of answers; a . . . → Read More: Westar Institute Bible Seminar 2011: Gregory Jenks — Taking the Bible seriously, not literally Comments are closed anti-Semitism, first amendment, interpret the present time, Jesus Seminar, liberal Christian, progressive Christianity |
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