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Pilate and Joseph of Arimathea
Step back a bit and think about it. Neither you nor I, as believers in law and order, want to see an innocent man put to death. Let’s put the blame for this miscarriage of justice where it belongs – on people’s belief in God! Let the people deal with the consequences of their primitive ideas.
Imitating goodness
People often think that the Bible is obscure, hard to understand, and irrelevant. But today’s reading from Ephesians seems as fresh and accessible as when it was first written some 2,000 years ago. The passage is straightforward. It is a list of don’ts and do’s, a kind of inventory of spiritual virtues.
The Core Values of Progressive Christianity
By calling ourselves Progressive Christians we mean we are Christians who:
1. Believe that following the way and teachings of Jesus can lead to experiencing sacredness, wholeness, and unity of all life, even as we recognize that the Spirit moves in beneficial ways in many faith traditions.
2. Seek community that is inclusive of all people, honoring differences in theological perspective, age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, class, or ability.
3. Strive for peace and justice among all people, knowing that behaving with compassion and selfless love towards one another is the fullest expression of what we believe.
4. Embrace the insights of contemporary science and strive to protect the Earth and ensure its integrity and sustainability.
5. Commit to a path of life-long learning, believing there is more value in questioning than in absolutes.
What is Progressive Christianity?
Weekly Liturgy: Reflection
Week of September 9, 2024
Autumn
Autumn… harvest… Indian summer… waiting for the rains… So many images of this time of year
Mental Models
To be on a spiritual journey is to be constantly evolving our “mental models” about how the world works, how we fit into it, who or what God is (or isn’t) and how God works in the world. Scientists use mental models all the time.
The Mysterious
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of all true art and science.
Reflection
Where would we be without reflection? Pondering the past, imagining a new future, integrating our experiences into our sense of self… reflection, and the course corrections we make as a result, allows space for the Spirit to show up in our lives.
Autumn
Autumn… harvest… Indian summer… waiting for the rains… So many images of this time of year
Mental Models
To be on a spiritual journey is to be constantly evolving our “mental models” about how the world works, how we fit into it, who or what God is (or isn’t) and how God works in the world. Scientists use mental models all the time.
Worship Materials: Remembrance of the Dead
Remembering our ancestors gives life to ourselves and also to them, for we are our ancestors and they are us.
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Holy Saturday: A Reflection for Unbelievers and the Hopeless, or Any Hurt by Life
Today is Holy Saturday, that period of mourning, disillusionment, anger, fear, and other heart-wrenching emotions that occurs between our recognizing the realities of injustices and tragedies of the past and present, and our harboring the hopes for life and resurrection that hang on tenuously, if at all, for a better future.
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Children’s Curriculum
A Joyful Path is truly progressive curriculum that is nature centered, joy-full, compassionate, and intelligent. This behavior over belief curriculum is non-dogmatic, inter-spiritual, and heart centered with an emphasis on the teachings of Jesus and how to follow them in today’s world.
