The ultimate moral value
W hat is God’s dream for this world? The Bible and Christian theology give no clear answer to that simple question, but there are glimpses. More than glimpses, perhaps. The Bible opens windows to see into the world as God desires it. If we know what God desires, if we know what God’s dream is, [...]
Five Movements
Five Movements of Changing Churches: 1. Compassion – Love of God and all creation guides all our decisions and actions. 2. Contemplation – Practices of prayer and meditation combine with a deepening spirituality at the core of our Christian life. 3. Community – Individual behavior comes out of knowing ourselves as part of a community [...]
What in the world is God doing?
The mainline Protestant denominations and the Roman Catholic Church that dominated American religious life in the 20th century have been in decline for over 30 years. The seminaries they founded and supported – and that trained most of their ministers and priests – have also been in decline and many are in serious financial trouble. [...]
Everything is changing
“Could we today be facing a change in how human society is organized that is as revolutionary in its implications as was the invention of the printing press by Gutenberg over 500 years ago?” – Philip Clayton (Professor of Theology at Claremont School of Theology [See full post at TheOoze.com] If he’s right, what are [...]
Find a new way
When we are in conflict with someone, we often think the solution lies within our previous experience. That is, we believe if we can just go back and do it this way or that way—some way we have known before—the conflict will be over. Of course, each person involved probably has a different idea of [...]
Moral Values: What I Learned Growing Up in Church