I had the pleasure of leading our adult Sunday School class at Bethel this morning, and decided to share here some of my thoughts about what we discussed, and where we might go in the coming weeks. [My thanks to Paul Bowen for an excellent conversation on Saturday evening which crystallized some of my thoughts for Sunday morning.] Read on for more details of our conversation Sunday morning, and how to prepare for next week… (more…)
Our friend Lauren Winner has an article posted which strikes near home — Beyond Being a Bridesmaid. While the chiffon dress is a trivial place to start, Winner goes somewhere interesting with this article, championing a re-imagining of marriage as a communal endeavor. Enjoy. [A note… this is on boundless.org, so if you’re philosophically opposed to the Good Dr. Dobson, don’t follow the link.]
This article follows neatly on the heels of a conversation we had in our SLCL meeting on Monday night, where we talked about the Word of God being always personal, but never private. The distinction between the notions of ‘personal’ and ‘private’ is a challenging one as we apply it to some of the material elements of our life — money, sex, time, employment — and ask ourselves whether our conduct in these matters is really as ‘private’ as our society likes to suggest.
A sample quote below the fold… Enjoy… –JA (more…)
My SLCL crowd might like to read Bill McKibben’s review of Jeffrey Sachs’ book, The End of Poverty. –JA
Sunday, 22 May is Trinity Sunday, the first Sunday after Pentecost. Read on to hear a Muslim Perspective. –JA
SLCL’ers (and others): Angela and I will be attending the Compline services at Glastonbury Abbey Tuesday and Thursday evening this week. The service is at 7:45pm and it typically lasts about 25 minutes. You are encouraged to join us at the Abbey or beforehand at our home in Quincy. Directions to the Abbey are available here on their website. [Oh, if you are interested in the goings-on in the Oblates program I mentioned earlier, see the Oblates page] –JA
Alas, since Christopher Lydon left WBUR’s The Connection in a furor several years ago, I have listened only half-heartedly. But I figured I should empty out my queue from the last few months… the following shows were, if of uneven quality, at least on interesting topics relevant to my community… (more…)
Earth Ministry’s motto is “Caring for all Creation”, and they provide a variety of resources for individuals and churches interested in a Christian approach to caring for the gift of Creation.
JA
Fellow SLCL’ers: The reading assignments for Monday, 16 May 2005 are, from Simpler Living, Compassionate Life:
Your Money or Your Life: The Place of Money in Modern Life
How Much is Enough?: Lifestyles, Global Economics, and Justice
We will also be listening to some excerpts from Mars Hill Audio (v. 44): “Robert Frank, on the escalation of luxury and how it can be slowed.”
The lectionary readings will be for Trinity Sunday: [textweek][satucket].
Bill McKibben [about mckibben] [on point interview] appeared On Point on Boston University’s NPR station, WBUR, Wednesday evening. McKibben contributed several essays to the collection we are using for a small study group at Bethel, titled Simpler Living, Compassionate Life.
Samuel Wells in an Anglican priest, and has written a number of excellent articles for the Christian Century. Courtesy of religion-online, enjoy this article by Wells on the promises of abundance offered by the Christian way of life. In particular, the comments about marriage are useful. JA
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