John 10:34
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

I think you would agree that things could be better in this world.

It is my belief that the only way to make things better in all areas of life is through rapprochement. As this happens, there will be both pain and pleasure.

I have been frantically reading a novel that has to be back at the library tomorrow and this nugget got my attention.

How could Jesus have turned out any other way as he had Virgin Mary for a mother?

Intriguing comment.

I s Jesus who he is because of who his mother was? Did Jesus inherit goodness through his mother's genes. What about the father- Joseph? or is Mary  who she is because Jesus is her son? That is if you take the literal translation. If you don't what is the metaphorical sense of this?

I am seriously puzzled and frustrated and 'dancing the dialectic' over baptism these days. So many of the folks who come are not church attenders and could not possibly make the vows with integrity and yet they want baptism for their kids!  And I can't seem to get out of them why, except they want some kind of connection to the church grandpa went to, even though they live somewhere else and don't attend any church and don't have any intention to do so.

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I went to a UCC sunday morning service & I was not prepared for it as I assumed alot of the old type of traditions would be less in such an environment that I am used to here on this site.

It seems alot of traditions from the catholic church is likened to the same as the UCC, but different in the way the the UCC dose delegate many people within the congregation to be included as elders & helpers in the service.

I was impressed at the message the reverand I guess he is refferred as.

Each of us, I am sure, has different ideas about communion. What does the bread and wine mean to you?

Can you partake of communion with just bread alone? wine alone? something other than bread and wine. Milk and Chocolate chip cookies?

Is it a happy joyful occasion? Is it sad? is it solemn and personal?

Any ideas?

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As a progressive Christian who supports the social gospel, this is something that causes me sleepless nights:

Coming from Europe I realized that North American conservative christians also called "evangelicals" are the ONLY Christians that oppose social justice and pacifism! They usually dominate the United States but you also have them in Canada.

Here are some questions that I've been pondering:

I was recently checking out on line West Hill United Church as they advertise a "progressive service"  and I wanted to learn more about this.  I was surprised when reading their "We Believe" and "Vision Works" to see that there was no mention of God or Jesus.  I was even more surprised when reading their "Language Policy" to come across the following "We make no dogmatic statement about Jesus, and do not elevate him above other people,…”   How can West Hill be a member of the United Church of C

Is it possible that man cannot get ID all together in time for Ontological Success? That heis must go into overtime ... that's beyond the norm ... like a mythical state ... like mind ... where the abstract begins?

Omega'd what a wil''d loupe in reason ... making a man dry and needing a bier!

Is God Guilty of killing instead of curing? Noah would say yes.

Though shall not kill.

Love thy neighbor as yourself.

God did the former and Noah did not do the latter.

As Noah watched all of his people drown, he must have been sickened by the sight of his God killing instead of curing His creations.

We play with the terms and conditions of genocide and as to it’s position of good or evil.

It seems to be evil for men but good for God.