A Second Naivety
We can find a third way – not losing our faith, not fundamentalism – we can find a second naivety which accepts contemporary scholarship and still hears what the Spirit says to us and to the Church through the scriptures.
faith
God is not like this
We can describe God as “like” this… or “not like” this…
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Experiencing God
I often see people in liturgical traditions denigrating charismatics and others as “happy clappy”, and I see charismatics as putting down the liturgical as mere religious formalism. But we need both.
Misunderstanding Pascal’s Wager
English translations give the impression that Blaise Pascal promised non-stop happiness – I think his original wager was hoping for something much deeper.
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Science and Religion
For many people, Science undermines Faith. For some of us, Spirituality and Faith is the foundation of Science, and the wonder of Science deepens Faith and Spirituality.
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Christian Revival?
“Most of us long for our lives to mean something; we long to be part of a story bigger than ourselves, that’s hard to find on your own.” A respectful discussion whether we are seeing the beginning of Christian Revival.
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Tolerance and Inclusivity
Because not In Spite of Faith
I am tolerant and inclusive because of not in spite of my Christian faith in the God revealed in Jesus of Nazareth. I affirm science, the results and conclusions of science, including the scientific conclusions about the origins of the universe and of life, together with human life because of not in spite of my Christian faith in the God revealed in Jesus of Nazareth.
Tolerance and Inclusivity
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