Missionary Renegade: Weekly Recap for Tuesday, November 10, 2015 for ProgressiveChristianity.org in Gig Harbor, Washington, United States

Weekly Recap for Tuesday, November 10, 2015 for ProgressiveChristianity.org in Gig Harbor, Washington, United States
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Reclaiming Salvation for Today

Timothy Murphy

“Salvation” is often a dirty word in progressive Christian circles, but when abandoned, it leaves a void for others to fill. Instead, we need to boldly reclaim it.

In American culture, its dominant usage revolves around the phrase “being saved.” Left assumed and implicit is the “from what” we are being saved: hell. Yet for those of us who dismiss a literal hell of fire and torment, we rarely replace what we are being saved from. Talking about salvation feels irrelevant if you dismiss the problem it was meant to solve and replace it with nothing.

But who ever said the problem had to be hell? In the story of the Exodus, the Hebrews are saved from Egyptian slavery and saved for freedom in the Promised Land. They celebrate God as their savior who delivers them from their tormentors. There’s no hell in sight! Every reflection on salvation worth its salt has a two-fold stance: saved from something bad (like slavery) and saved for something good (like freedom).

Progressive Christians in particular emphasize problems in this life from which we need healing and a salvation that is addressed to a collective audience. Individual healing happens, yes, but it comes out of a community context. For example: undocumented immigrants need to be saved from the fear of having their families forcibly separated by the state and saved for being able to live in security as a part of vibrant communities of opportunity. Did you see how that worked?

Let’s take another example: life on this planet needs to be saved from ecological devastation and climate disruption and saved for its flourishing now and into the future. Here salvation addresses life beyond even human boundaries!

The two-fold rhythm of being saved from and saved for is the core of rethinking salvation. We can make the pattern slightly more complicated by adding when does it happen—now or in the future—and how it occurs. Our example on undocumented immigration happens by people sharing their stories and standing up for their dignity and rights for themselves and future generations. Regarding climate change, salvation happens by working to end fossil fuels, which can save trillions of living creatures for generations untold.

It’s in a collective liberation from oppression and for healing in this life where we find a living gospel. There are as many forms of salvation as there are problems in our world that need some redemption. Assumed here is that the spiritual and the social cannot be separated, for they are part of a single garment. Rending them asunder inevitably weakens the power of both.

I leave you with a fill-in-the-blank salvation game. Give it a try! Where does the gospel appear in your community’s life?

__(Someone or group)__ needs to be saved from __(clear problem)__ and for __(the good stuff)_ __(when)__ by __(how)__.

See salvation come alive!

About the Author

Rev. Dr. Timothy Murphy

Executive Director

Visit Website: Progressive Christians Uniting

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Children of the Earth: Pioneering Spiritual Activism

Children of the EarthDownload the full PDF of Children of the Earth: Pioneering Spiritual Activism here!
Authors:
Nina Meyerhof, Diane de Terra
Published by Red Barn, An imprint of Wind Ridge Books
Red Barn Books of Vermont
Shelburne, Vermont 05482
PrefaceThe purpose of this book is to support the next generation and its role in integrating spirituality into individual lives around the globe. Books on the subject of spirituality and leadership are emerging in the fields of organizational development and business. Meetings held around the world are calling for inner reflection and seeking information for living a life filled with meaning and joy. Self-help books support people in their inner discovery of who they are and how to build better relationships. However, future generations, the inheritors of our actions, are rarely given the tools to prepare for this life journey. By helping young people now, rather than later, they don’t have to reconstruct the past. Imagine if you were told, “Be yourself. Be loyal to your inner voice.” Imagine if you were given tools to learn how to make and keep positive relationships with your fellow human beings. If that happened, we would all live in a more peaceful world.

This handbook is similar to a rite of passage into mature clarity. If there is to be a new leadership model for building a better global society it must have spirituality as its base. Spirituality is the uniting force. This awareness of how we are interconnected, needing to care for one another, holds us together as a species.
My devotion has always been to both spirituality and youth in recognition that this is the greatest form of peace building.
Foreword
You are about to experience the guidance of Nina Meyerhof, an inspired and practical visionary. Her effective peace building and leadership development is known worldwide. She has guided countless emergent young leaders and her legacy lives on. Nina’s wisdom embraces cultural diversity. This extensive groundwork leads to evolved leadership. By integrating the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual parts of our human experiences we put in balance our own inner transformational work.
We can no longer preach peace without also being peaceful. Balancing the rational and the intuitive leads us to becoming effective and strategic. This inner and outer integration is a dynamic process. We never finish our learning because people and situations around the world always change.
What is in store for you if you master the practices in this handbook is a life committed to deep listening and deep dialogue. Dialogue is a two-way process with people opening up to share their deep truth with the other.
Many of us are inspired to be a part of visionary peace work. During that process we need to learn how to prevent our own triggers and judgments from arising when in charged and conflicted situations. We need to understand our own patterns
of wounding and hurt. We need to tap into the power of release, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
This work is for the bold and courageous as well as for the insightful and compassionate. It is for those committed to learning the skills needed to guide our planet towards peace, healing, justice, and sustainability. I can think of no better way to start developing those skills than with this classic handbook for emerging leaders of every kind.[James O’Dea, Author and Human Rights and Social Healing Peace Activist]
The Handbook
We offer this handbook as a resource for those of you who want to create a peaceful world through spiritual activism, activism that comes from the wisdom of the heart. While it is designed primarily for youth, ages 15-30; teachers, facilitators, and initiators may also use this handbook.
Two additional pieces complement the handbook: a training manual and a reflection journal. The training manual serves two purposes: to provide additional exercises for training youth; to offer training of trainer materials for both adults and youth. The reflection journal is for youth to record their spiritual activist journey.
Our handbook introduces you to the ethics, principles, and values that are the essence of Children of the Earth’s (COE) spiritual activism. It proposes a model and techniques that have proven effective for youth to create positive change. COE’s model, Reflect–Connect–Act, provides guidance and structure. The methods and techniques proposed here constitute a learning process designed to consolidate spiritual growth and societal actions. Two approaches are COE’s contributions to supporting development and involvement with spiritual activism: Connect by Conflict Transcendence and Act by Lateral Leadership.
This guide invites you to an inner revolution for social evolution. It is a path for global citizens to unite in a movement for peace. Add your own voice and methods to make this handbook into your own personal toolkit.
Members of Children of the Earth are available to guide anyone who wants support in using this handbook. Our schedule is flexible to accommodate different needs. COE offers one, three, or five-day sessions, as well as custom-tailored programs to meet your specific needs. Additionally, you can practice on your own and all are welcome to contact us with any questions at www.coeworld.org, or nina@coeworld.org.
Download the full PDF of Children of the Earth: Pioneering Spiritual Activism here!
Originally Published Scarboro Missions, here.
Thanks, Scarboro Missions, for sharing!

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Who IS God? – Not One, Not Two – A Sermon for Thanksgiving Sunday

Rev. Dawn HutchingsA sermon for Thanksgiving inspired by Garrison Keillor and Joan Chittister; two of the best storytellers I know.
Let me tell you a classic Thanksgiving story created by the brilliant Garrison Keillor, which takes place on the outskirts of Lake Wobegon, where “All the women are smart. The men are good looking. And the children are above average.”
“It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon.” Keillor’s old home town. “There was a holiday this last week and the return of the exiles. The exiles who come back to their home. Children who’d grown up and moved away and had families, and learned how to complicate their lives in all sorts of new and interesting ways. They come back every year to a little town so much the same it’s hard to look at it and not believe you’re still twelve years old and that’s just how some of the returning children behaved too, when they came back.
A lot of them drive up from the cities with their families and they make a last stop at the Cross Roads Lounge, about ten miles down the road, as they come up over the rise and down into town, the last drags are taken on a lot of last cigarettes, and the first of a lot of breath mints are popped into their mouths and the last warnings are issued to their children, the grandchildren, in the back seat, not to talk about you know what, in front of grandpa and grandma, and remember that at grandpa and grandma’s house before we eat grandpa bows his head and we’re all supposed to be quiet that’s called asking the blessing or saying grace and grandpa is talking to God. So you remember to be quiet then and close your eyes and don’t say a word.
One of the Olsen boys was giving this speech to his children coming into town on Wednesday. He explained all of the rules and was surprised to hear a little voice pipe up from the backseat. And his daughter said, “Who is God daddy?”
He said, “Jesus Christ! What am I gonna do now?” “Two blocks from home! It’s a little late to get this kid shined up for the parents so she looks Lutheran you know.”
But I don’t know why he should be so surprised, “Who is God?” is a legitimate question. A lot of Lutheran theologians have asked it over the years. Don’t see why a kid couldn’t.
Lake Wobegon is not the only place where all the women are smart, the men are good looking and the children are above average. Here in Newmarket, families have gathered to give thanks. I’m sure that in more than one or two households, grown children are acting like twelve-year olds and grandchildren are wondering about who this God character is, that there loved ones are suddenly concerned about giving thanks to. Later today as we bow our heads to say grace, I trust that some will indeed ask: Who is this God to whom we offer our thanks on this day?
In the stories handed down to us by our ancestors we are told: “take some of the first fruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land that YAHWEH, your God, is giving to you, and put them in a basket. Take them to the place which YAHWEH, your God will choose as the dwelling place for God’s Name and say to the priest in office at that time, “This day I declare to YAHWEH, our God, that I have come to the land YAHWEH swore to our ancestors to give us.” The priest will then receive the basket from you and will set it in front of the altar of YAHWEH. Then you will declare before YAHWEH, “My ancestor was a wandering Aramean who went down to Egypt with a small household and lived there as an alien.” There they became a nation great, strong and numerous. When the Egyptians mistreated and oppressed us, imposing hard labour upon us, we cried to YAHWEH, the God of our ancestors, who heard our cry and saw our affliction, our toil and our oppression. YAHWEH brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and outstretched arm, with terrifying power, with signs and wonders; YAHWEH gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. Therefore, I have brought now the first fruits of the products of the soil that you, O God, have given me.” Then you must set them before YAHWEH, and bow down before YAHWEH. Then you all, along with the Levite, and the foreigner that live among you, will feast on all the good things YAHWEH your God, has given to you and your household.” (Deut. 26:1-11)
YAHWEH. I AM WHO AM. I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE. I AM WHO I AM The God of our ancestors, of Sarah, Abraham, Hagar, of Moses and Miriam. Who in the wilderness sent manna, the bread of heaven. The God of our ancestors. The God of Mary and Joseph, the God of Jesus of Nazareth, the God of the disciples, the apostles, Peter and Paul, Mary and Joanna, Eunice and Lois, Thomas and John, Mary and Martha, Persila and Aquilla, “I AM the bread of life. Jesus explained to them, I am the bread of life, no one who comes to me will ever be hungry: no one who believes in me will be thirsty.
The God of our mothers and fathers. “Teacher” they said, “Give us this bread from now on.” Jesus explained to them, “I am the bread of life, No one who comes to me will ever be hungry: no one who believes in me will be thirsty.”
YAHWEH: I AM WHO I AM. From backseat somewhere far away, we can be heard to cry, “Who is God?” A legitimate question. Big Bang. Stardust, DNA. Evolution. Expanding universes. Quantum leaps. Higgs Boson. Expanding consciousness. String theory. Black holes. 14 or 26 dimensions of space and time. Metaphysics. Metamorphosis. Meta-literal. YAHWEH: I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE. Who is this God? I AM the bread of life. Give us this bread.
Joan Chittister tells a story of a seeker: “How does one seek union with God?” the seeker asked.
“The harder you seek, the more distance you create between God and you,” the elder answered.
“So what does one do about the distance?” the seeker persisted.
“Understand that it isn’t there.” The elder answered.
“Does that mean that God and I are one?” the seeker continued.
“Not one, not two,” the elder answered.
“But how is that possible?” the seeker cried, dismayed.
“The sun and its light, the ocean and the wave, the singer and the song—not one, not two,” the elder answered. Who is God? The question has an urgency to it. It caries within itself the foundations of mortality, the purpose of life. The elder in the story makes the point: God and I are not the same thing but God is the essence of everything that is. God in other words, is everywhere, as truly in those things where we are sure that God is missing as in those things that we are sure are infallible signs of the presence of God. It has been said that, “the presence of God does not depend on an act of God’s will; it depends simply on our own realization that where I am, God is. The challenge is to come to the point that where God is, I am. Wherever. Whenever. It is not a case of God being present to me. It is a case of my being present to God. The sure sign that we are living in the presence of God is the way we see and respond to the rest of the world. Those who have cultivated the presence of God see the world as God sees the world. And they respond accordingly.”
Gratitude is our response to the bread of life. Taste and see that God is…….GOOD….
Pass the bread….the bread of life.
YAHWEH: I AM WHO AM
I AM the bread of life.
I AM…YOU ARE
Not one, not two.
“The sun and its light, the ocean and the wave, the singer and the song—not one, not two,”
Taste and see God IS good.
Not one, not two.
YAHWEH. I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE.
Not one, not two.
I AM WHO I AM.
YAHWEH.
Benediction:
You are not one, not two.
Be the bread of life.
Bread for the world
Not one, not two.
YAHWEH. I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE.
Not one, not two.
I AM WHO I AM.
YAHWEH.
You are not one, not two.
Be the bread of life.
Bread for the world.
Lover
Beloved
and LOVE itself.
Amen.
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Weekly Liturgy

Week of: November 8th, 2015
Along the Way
Christianity is changing, or at least the institutional expression of it is changing. For centuries, being Christian has meant believing certain propositions (“orthodoxy” or Right Belief). But the roots of our religion, the wisdom taught by Jesus, had to do with how one lives (“orthopraxy” or Right Practice). Returning to our roots, we find that the ancient wisdom is every bit as useful today as it was two thousand years ago.
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Ecumenism

Until we discern the riches of the other tradition, any union will simply be a matter of absorption.
Uniting two traditions can create a space where a third and more life- giving form of spirituality can emerge.

Along the Way

Prayer

Lord, hear our prayers, those deep, unformed urgings that lead us into your presence.

Ecumenism

From the Celebrating Mystery collection by William Wallace

THEME The Shattered Face of Oneness

THOUGHTS FOR REFLECTION

Until we discern the riches of the other tradition, any union will simply be a matter of absorption.
Uniting two traditions can create a space where a third and more life- giving form of spirituality can emerge.
The true ecumenical spirit will seek for union regardless of the numbers or the economic base of the partner with whom one is in dialogue.
When ecumenism is simply seen as a way to unite against a hostile and ‘ungodly’ world, it betrays a failure to understand what the concept of ‘one household’ really means.
If we pray for unity but expect the other partner to make all the concessions then we are in a takeover mode not the mode of loving inclusiveness.
True ecumenism is not a question of compromise but of discovering a totally different attitude to worship, truth, authority and church organization.
Sometimes churches have united merely out of desperation in the face of falling finances and decreasing numbers. All this does is to put off the day of reckoning.
Christian Ecumenism should only be the beginning of a journey into adopting a more inclusive ‘one household’ attitude to issues of gender equality, to people of other sexual orientations, to other world faiths, to secular spiritualities, to the poor of the earth and to the Earth itself.
A group’s size has never been a guarantee of wisdom. Think of Christ’s small group of followers and the size of fascist movements at their height. In union negotiations it may well be that the larger group needs the wisdom of the smaller group more than the reverse.
Ecumenism – the pattern of Godhead, unity in diversity, the many and the one, the uniting pluralism.
Ecumenism is not an optional extra in church life, one amongst many activities but a central expression of the nature of the gospel.
In the world of nature the best way to ensure extinction is to fail to adapt to changing conditions and so it is with the church.
A defensive mode in the face of the changing world of thought will be the best way to accelerate the church’s decline in the more affluent countries of the West. Withdrawing to one’s own small corner does not give much space for the spirit to move!
Behind the fractured vision lies a wholeness we can only glimpse from time to time. This awareness is insight, wisdom, a moment of enlightenment – not darkness denying ‘enlightenment’ but vision that holds light and darkness together as one.
Institutional solutions to non-institutional problems are no solution at all
Our spirit is the vehicle of inter-connectedness with the universe. So all division is in some sense a denial of the spirit.
When the whole world is perceived as the body and blood of Christ,
denominational rivalries fade into insignificance.
In order to re-establish oneness we need a new model of catholicity
which is much more complex, much more inclusive and which is compatible with other forms of spirituality.

PRAYERS

God, the inspiration and process of all true unity, help us to work with you for the breaking down of all barriers within the church and throughout society.

God who creates the vast variety of human beings, save us from confusing uniformity with unity and inspire us to work for a church

which embraces diverse understandings of that divine mystery

which lies at the heart of your being.

Spirit of unity, help us discern your presence

whenever we are one with the earth,

one with other people

and one with our inner being.

May this experience transform our understanding of what it means to be church.

HYMNS

Holy Spirit as you speak. (BL)

As rivers with many strands.

www.methodist.org.nz/resources/hymns/boundlesslife

In the space between traditions.

http://www.methodist.org.nz/resources/hymns/the_mystery_telling

Deep within our minds.

http://www.methodist.org.nz/resources/hymns/the_mystery_telling

Buried in my being.

http://www.methodist.org.nz/resources/hymns/the_mystery_telling

For all Christ’s friends. (STS1)

Which place can we call home? (STS2)

Singing the Sacred Vol 1 2011, Vol 2 2014 World Library Publications

SONG FOR TEENS

King David was a man of fire. (Bible Pluralism) (SYSJ)

POEMS

MORE THAN A PAINTING?

My late aunt painted a picture

which epitomizes

her spirit and ministers to mine.

In it a river divides around an island

and then unites once again

within misty otherness of bush-clad hills.

The image’s origin ‑

picture card, real life, imagination,

is inconsequential.

What matters is its inner message,

its life-like mysticism,

its seeing beyond division and fragmentation

to oneness

perceiving the divided stream

as the same

as the united river.

So, O God, help me to vision

beyond life’s divisive antagonisms

and separations

to the oneness of your loving purposes

and rest in that river

of trusting quietude.

IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF IT

“In the world

but not of it”

ring the words

of the yearning Christ

as he prayed for his followers: (i)

“In the world

but not of it”

not pretending to be in the world,

not making casual contact,

not living in some dream-like other worldliness

but immersed in this world.

Immersed in it,

Baptized into it,

taking our place

in its vast inter-connectedness,

its song of tears and delight,

its molecular and planetary dance:

our place as reverencing members of groups and tribes,

organizations and movements,

biological, ethnic, political and religious families.

“In the world but not of it”

not confined to the

excluding parameters

of thought systems

behavioral delineations

or designated normalities.

And all this “that they all might be One”. (ii)

(i) John 17:11, 15, 16

(ii) John 17:21

FOCUS FOR ACTION

The building of ‘walls’ to keep others out springs from a malnourished psyche. The very ‘wall’ we build to ‘protect’ ourselves soon becomes a ‘wall’ that cuts us off from the nourishment we so vitally need to receive from others. If there is a ‘wall’ around a group it leads to an exclusiveness that tends to breed arrogance, intolerance and an obsession with judgmental morality. What walls exist, in whole or in part, around my denomination, local church and my own life? Would it not be better to strengthen our inner life, forgiving and accepting ourselves? How could I contribute to an increasing openness within my church?

In order to move on into a new future, we often have either to leave things behind, or transform them into something new. When fear of losing members from a group or congregation leads us into a dishonest politeness, then the growth of all the members is undermined. We are called to speak the truth in love. (Ephesians 4:15)

How could I apply this to my church and my personal life, remembering that it is often better to lose a friendship than to maintain a dishonest one?

Celebrating Mystery Logo

LOGO NOTE: At the heart of the mystery all the separate boxes disappear and all is one, all is love.

Text and graphic © William Livingstone Wallace but available for free use.

Along the Way by Richard Holdsworth

The professor and mountaineer Ernest Gellner told of how he once became lost. No matter how he tried to follow his map, he could not find his way down the mountain. Then he realized that his map was of the wrong mountain. He used this anecdote to introduce to us Immanuel Kant’s precept of the categorical imperative: an action that is necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose. It is a categorical imperative to read the right map for the right mountain. Like Gellner we all need maps along the way and we need the right map for the Right Moral Way.

The Right Moral Way has not changed over time and remains psychologically sound. In a “Psychology Today” article entitled ‘The (Only) Seven Spiritual Principles We Need to Succeed’, Karl Albrecht reveals traditional key values for moral living that are still crucial in contemporary times.

(see http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brainsnacks/201301/the-only-seven-spiritual-principles-we-need-succeed).

The following are thoughts on Albrecht’s contemporary topics, with reference to their ancient precepts by indicating a Bible count of the number of times they appear in the Bible (from http://www.openbible.info).

Enjoy Gratitude (Bible count, 200)

I try to think gratefully about things that help me, or bring wholesome pleasure to myself and others. I also feel grateful for supportive others when I think of what life would be like without them.

Foster Humility (Bible count, 90)

Humility does not mean to let people walk all over me. It means that I should not become high minded and “one-up” on other people. Always being right, posturing about prestigious stuff, or voicing overriding attitudes display only illusions of grandeur.

Build Optimism (Bible count, 174)

Optimistic thinking is not a vague hope that everything will turn out OK. Optimism emerges from developing positive attitudes. For most of us most of the time, there is more that is good in our world than bad: so optimism is valid! And when we are challenged, Albrecht advises, “Things turn out for the best if you make the best of the way things turn out.”

Release Generosity (Bible count, 53)

Generosity creates a cheerful attitude. This is true of both financial and emotional generosity, such as being helpful, welcoming and compassionate. A truly generous person gives to give, not to get. Feeling good about giving is enhanced when it is part of a positive personal connection, not just a tax-deductible donation.

Benevolently Forgive (Bible count, 127)

Forgiveness lets go what happened, while vengeance torments us. When we relinquish our grievances we can reclaim moral strength and learn to avoid situations that create abuse.

Emphasize Purpose (Bible count, 80)

“If you don’t know where you want to go, any road will take you there.” Purpose means to choose a wholesome, even if limited, focus and keep out distractions.

Expand Expectations (Bible count, 20)

We often program ourselves to satisfy only the way things are in our comfort zone; but we can expand our scenarios to explore new sources of information and inspiration to bring fresh expectations.

These truisms are valuable and reliable signposts that I often miss or evade. But the overall direction of the Right Way can be realized simply. The Zen text Hsin Hsin Ming, for example advises that the Right Way is easy—if we stop being so picky and judgmental. And to paraphrase Matthew 6.33, “Seek (Bible count 340) first the Realm of Good and everything else gets added”.

Prayer by Jim Burklo

Lord, hear our prayers, those deep, unformed urgings that lead us into your presence. We turn to you, knowing that in your face we will find our own, trusting that your word will be found when we find the words to express our prayers; believing that in your right time and place there will be healing, forgiveness, and peace.

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The Other Bible: Early Christianity Beyond the Canon
How did the New Testament come to be?The Other Bible: Early Christianity Beyond the Canon
Out of the hundreds of texts produced by early Christians in the first few centuries, a relatively small number eventually landed in the New Testament. Why? How did the New Testament come to be? What happened to the texts that were left out? And what might they tell us about the ideas that arose in early Christian circles and that thrived in the earliest years of Christianity?
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