Here’s a question:
What does it really mean to be a prophetic people?
Is it possible to use the Bible as a guide for daily living?
What are the core scriptures that Community of Christ lives by?
When everything changes what remains eternal?
In what way are we “exiles” in our own land? How should we read Jeremiah 29 (plant gardens, marry and give in marriage, for in their fortune lies your fortune)?
Yes, but…
It’s Tuesday morning at the Warehouse and our little group is deep in exploring some problem of theology, or philosophy, or ethics, or ecology. We’ve got the alarm clock so we won’t go over time. We meet from 10:30 til noon. We must use a clock or we’d invariably go over time. Each one of those questions above was good for one or two or more weeks of deep discussion. We look at what used to be called “basic beliefs” and we’ve dug into proclamations about Jesus and Scripture.
One inevitable phrase is “Yes, but…” because we’re not afraid to look at a topic from a different perspective. We’ll test a premise against an enduring principle. We look at a question in a way we’ve never thought of before and chew on it for a long time.
We started our discussion group as a way to stay connected through the summer. It’s December now and we’re still going. Not everyone comes every time. But everyone is welcome when they can. Our group of six or seven or eight is pretty consistent. The conversation about “serious” topics scratches that itch for those who still want a deeper dive than our short worship times or our community projects permit.
There you have it. One more facet of the new Guelph/Elora congregation.
What does it really mean to be a prophetic people?
Is it possible to use the Bible as a guide for daily living?
What are the core scriptures that Community of Christ lives by?
When everything changes what remains eternal?
In what way are we “exiles” in our own land? How should we read Jeremiah 29 (plant gardens, marry and give in marriage, for in their fortune lies your fortune)?
Yes, but…
It’s Tuesday morning at the Warehouse and our little group is deep in exploring some problem of theology, or philosophy, or ethics, or ecology. We’ve got the alarm clock so we won’t go over time. We meet from 10:30 til noon. We must use a clock or we’d invariably go over time. Each one of those questions above was good for one or two or more weeks of deep discussion. We look at what used to be called “basic beliefs” and we’ve dug into proclamations about Jesus and Scripture.
One inevitable phrase is “Yes, but…” because we’re not afraid to look at a topic from a different perspective. We’ll test a premise against an enduring principle. We look at a question in a way we’ve never thought of before and chew on it for a long time.
We started our discussion group as a way to stay connected through the summer. It’s December now and we’re still going. Not everyone comes every time. But everyone is welcome when they can. Our group of six or seven or eight is pretty consistent. The conversation about “serious” topics scratches that itch for those who still want a deeper dive than our short worship times or our community projects permit.
There you have it. One more facet of the new Guelph/Elora congregation.
