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Progressive Christianity is an open, intelligent and collaborative approach to the Christian tradition and the life and teachings of Jesus that create pathways into an authentic and relevant religious experience.
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The Impossible Task of Taming Our Tongues
"Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks," some old Jewish rabbi thought. If you've ever been in a personal relationship, you know what can start as an idea doesn't always make it out of the mouth unscathed, polluted by those deep parts of us that we don't always see.
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: Jesus as Healer
Week of March 23, 2025
Easter Season Poems
Poetry and religion seem to go together: two approaches to the challenge of trying to capture the ineffable in words.
Lenten Music
New music telling the ancient story can bring that story alive in our own time.
Re-imagining Holy Week
We’ve heard the story of Holy Week so many times that we’ve come to think there couldn’t possibly be another way to tell it.
Jesus as Healer
“Preaching, teaching and healing” is the usual description of Jesus’ ministry.
Easter Season Poems
Poetry and religion seem to go together: two approaches to the challenge of trying to capture the ineffable in words.
Lenten Music
New music telling the ancient story can bring that story alive in our own time.
Jesus Speaks to the 12: John, Phillip and Bartholomew
Part 2 of a 4-part series leading up to Holy Thursday. Each day 3 disciples present at the Last Supper are highlighted. It is partially inspired by the Unity teaching of the Twelve Powers. Part 1 sets the context and Jesus speaks to Peter, Andrew and James.
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Jesus Evolved Into Everything He Became
Who was Jesus? This simple question continues to fascinate both Christians and non-Christians. Beyond being an utterly remarkable human being, the pre-Easter Jesus (the historical Jesus) was a spirit person and mystic, a healer, a sage and teacher of wisdom, a social-justice prophet, and a movement initiator.
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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.
