I watched "Curiousity" the other night, which was about Stephen Hawking's theory that the Universe came from nothing, and there is no God. He states, "Time didn't exist before the Big Bang, so there is no Time for God to make the Universe."
Please watch the episodes FIRST, then add your thoughts.
I had my picture taken last night embracing Hope. Hope is one of the cows Jeff Peters and other Kingston, ON, area farmers are caring for while hoping prison farms will be reinstated, and they will have a ready herd for them to get restarted.
When Betty Lynn Schwab asked how I would feel if she adopted “God’s healing of soul, community, and creation” as the focus of this year’s United Church Lenten devotional book, I was delighted. The biblical reflections and prayers of eight extraordinary writers now offer us an unprecedented opportunity for shared spiritual practice and theological discussion on this theme using this book, Rising with the Morning Star.
In the most recent issue of the United Church Observer (February 2011) we have a feature article about the so-called “Post-Theistic” churches that have begun to spring up from within the greater United Church polity. These congregations are taking down their crosses, closing their Bibles, and trying to re-imagine themselves as spiritual beings in their own right.
I’m travelling to Epiphany Explorations today, thinking about Epiphany as a season for renewing our response to Christ’s call, and encouraging one another in our respective responses to Christ’s call.
Just dropping quickly by, work is taking up all my spare time at the moment. I came across this beautiful article about an accomplished artist who paints his spirituality, and wanted to share it here.
Groups are gathering in various regions of the world today, June 8th, to mark World Oceans Day, learning and taking action about ocean change, along with climate change.
My prayer times are extended these days with so many troubling incidents of violence and distress calling to be held in God’s love, peace, and justice.
This week’s General Council Executive meeting unanimously decided that the work of the General Council Office will be focused on supporting denominational identity and connection. (Read more about these decisions on the United Church website.)
In the days since our meeting, I’ve been blessed by events and conversations that have reminded me of core strands in our denominational DNA—our identity.
