We have people visit the cafe, after receiving a sudden shock having lost someone or something.
Whether it be a life taken unexpectedly or someone facing a serious illness....a job lost or a relationship broken,....we often walk together in this stages.
Yet, we aren't always here, nor do people always wish to communicate.
This was a question on CNN this morning. "What would Jesus cut if he were in charge of the US budget?" A minister argues that "budgets" are moral issues and as people of faith , it is our opportunity to do the moral thing. Look after the "least of these" and stop pandering to the wealthy.
What do you think? Should polititions exercise their moral stance rather than their political stance. Should they both be the same thing?
What's the purpose of this guy? More than 5 years ago, I have begun to reject the concepts behind hell, Satan, demons, fallen angels and whatnot. While I'm Christian, I just don't see why he has to exist.
In fact, I think it's scape-goating that brought him into Christianity. People didn't understand concepts like the unconscious, dreaming, psychology in general and blamed the devil and demons for their thoughts and the "voices" they heard.
Reading threads this morning and looking at scriptures for Sunday, it has come to mind that we are "possessive" people. Why do we think that God is ours?That we own God. That no one else has the right to know God. It is not a pleasant trait, imo.
The Theology and Inter-Church Inter-Faith Relations Committee of The United Church of Canada is undertaking a multiple-year study on power in the church and in society. This event will be held in October, at Queens School of Religion.
Much like the walled cities and towns of medieval Europe, there are now gated communities in every major city in the United States, and they are increasingly common in England, France and Spain (indeed some would say they never really went away in Europe). The gated community is a new / old form of community lifestyle, relatively free of crime. These confines attract retired couple and young families.
Much like the walled cities and towns of medieval Europe, there are now gated communities in every major city in the United States, and they are increasingly common in England, France and Spain (indeed some would say they never really went away in Europe). The gated community is a new / old form of community lifestyle, relatively free of crime. These confines attract retired couple and young families.
