By Rev. Steve Kindle If the only prayer you say in your entire life is thank you, that will be enough. Meister Eckhart, Theologian, Mystic On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have …
The idea in Process thought that God is in all things, including all people, and all things are in God, suggests that the fate of the universe is shared by all. So if there is salvation, it must be universal. This week we discuss salvation as wholeness–that what may have been broken in our lives …
What Is Progressive Christianity—And Why Do We Need It?by Steve Kindle In a nutshell, Progressive Christianity recognizes that the world has moved on in its understanding of how the world works—and that Christianity hasn’t. Most denominations and many Christians still live in the 4th century of the church. That is, they accept the creedal formulations of …
by Steve Kindle Just Google “Progressive Christianity” and you will come across dozens of screeds against Progressive Christianity. They run the gamut from reasonably critical to outright pathological. Yet, they all have some things in common. Here’s a few of them: Their fallback position is “The Bible says.” Of course, the Bible doesn’t say anything. …
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Sensus plenior has long been used to explain why the Bible’s “facts” have changed over the course of its written lifetime. The esteemed Roman Catholic scholar, Raymond E. Brown, defines sensus plenior as that additional, deeper meaning, intended by God but not clearly intended by the human author, which is seen to exist in the …
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