In the spirit of the FAIL Blog — see this — Ugh, I do not even know where to begin. Where is Charlton Heston when you need him?
Category: Christian faith
The danger, humor of Christian culture
There’s a long-standing tension among the Christians within Unitarian Universalism over what is Christian: is culture enough? can one be reared Christian, and this upbringing be sufficient to hold and maintain the faith? I think this belief in Christian culture — as a high call of character formation — is fading in part because it… Continue reading The danger, humor of Christian culture
Harvard’s new hymnal facts
Chris Walton (Philocrites) brings to our attention the new hymnal Harvard University’s Memorial Church will dedicate tomorrow. This is that hymnal’s fourth edition; the third edition coming from 1964. Learning its lineage, I made a quick Google search and uncovered the first and second editions dating to 1895 and 1907 respectively. These may be downloaded… Continue reading Harvard’s new hymnal facts
New blog; ah, universal salvation
I got a pingback from I Herd the Werd, “christian faith. universal salvation. a UU blog in process” — and I’ll certainly be watching it. 19 October. A new subtitle: “Christian faith, Universal Salvation, and misc. commentary on the global Christian Church” 2009-08014. It’s gone.
Philadelphia: Schwenkfelder memorial
Hubby and I were Not Impressed by redeveloped faux-attraction in Philadelphia called Penn’s Landing. The silver lining — as we made our escape — was coming across a small memorial to the Schwenkfelders. Radical and persecuted in their own day, the Schwenkfelders walked a middle ground among the warring Reformation sects in a way that… Continue reading Philadelphia: Schwenkfelder memorial
Christian churches to meet in Boston
The Council of Christian Churches within the Unitarian Universalist Association will meet at King’s Chapel, Boston. The flyer’s below. There’s a particular interest in students attending. If you’re not a member of a Christian church within the UUA — even if you’re a Unitarian Universalist Christian — you’re unlikely to have heard much (or anything)… Continue reading Christian churches to meet in Boston
How do you practice Christianity?
This is for the Unitarian Universalist Christians out there, especially those in groups. Mama G (Mom to the Left) asked the question and I would like us to answer it. Alas, I’m not terribly much help since I try to find Christians of some closely related habits to fellowship with. But surely there’s a critical… Continue reading How do you practice Christianity?
Happy Easter!
Apart from having a lively discussion with Hubby after church (and over a lamb curry) about the propriety of clapping in worship, I’m not feeling gung-ho about discussing Easter theologically. I’ve done that before and shall again. I suppose I was expecting too much of worship and the iffy sermon left me underfed, even as… Continue reading Happy Easter!
Good Friday fasting and pluralism
As I mentioned yesterday, I was going to scale back my eating on xerophagic lines: bread, water, fruit and simply prepared vegetables. So far so good. My staple has been raisin bagels — which remind me in composition of the hot cross bun, too — with a little almond butter. (Fat and protein to keep… Continue reading Good Friday fasting and pluralism
Will the ex-gay crowd help one day?
I listened to an interesting 2005 half-hour documentary about gay history from Radio Netherlands entitled “Pride and Prejudice.” (I got this as a MP3 podcast feed but I’m not sure how I got it.) It reviewed the state of gay (male, mostly) self-worth and self-identity from the Victorian era to the pre-Liberation (post-1969) period in… Continue reading Will the ex-gay crowd help one day?