https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCWP_zY5_04 Chapter 12 of WHAT ON EARTH? / The “Ouchless” Church Suggestions for Personal Reflection, Group Discussion, and Taking Action for: What do you think of the statement by Brene´ Brown? “I wanted faith to work like an epidural; to numb the pain of vulnerability. As it turned out, my faith ended up being more …
Is “Social Justice” and “Systemic,” Christian?
“We don’t have two gospels. We don’t have a spiritual gospel and a social gospel, or a salvation gospel and a social justice gospel. . . Jesus binds the spiritual and social into a seamless fabric that shouldn’t be torn in two.” Donald Kraybill People keep telling me that creation care, social justice work, and …
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5-Minute Meditations on the Sermon on the Mount (Chapter 10 & 11 of WHAT ON EARTH? a book by Barney Wiget)
https://videopress.com/v/MoZ5gkF3?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Suggestions for Personal Reflection, Group Discussion, and Taking Action for: Chapters 10 & 11 of WHAT ON EARTH? / The Groan of the Godly & The Collective “Ouch!” Explain how the first Beatitude leads to the second.We contend that tears shed in grief, uncertainty, confusion, and fear can be “good tears.” Agree or disagree? Why?Where else in …
Character vs Consumerism
“When Milton Bradley introduced The Game of LIFE in 1860, just before the Civil War, the goals of the board game were to attain virtues like honesty, honor, and bravery and to avoid vices such as crime, disgrace, and idleness. Since rebranding in the 1960s, the goal has been simply to get rich by amassing …
“PRO-GOD, PRO-GUN, AND PRO-TRUMP”?
Three mass shootings ending 39 lives and wounding 67 in the last 7 weeks! Come on, America. Let’s get a grip! I don’t know about you but I’m sad and mad at the same time. Of course, there are a number of contributing factors involved here: bad parenting, mental illness, an American culture of violence …
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