Open Forum

RE: Obama's choice of a church
Chris,

Here's some additional information that I sent recently to Martin Marty when
he asked. These are the UCC African-American congregations in DC (that I
know about):

Plymouth Congregational, UCC (739 members); Peoples Congregational, UCC
(1403 members); Lincoln Temple, UCC (93 members) This latter church is the

Obama's choice of a church
Obama's church choice likely to be scrutinized
By MATTHEW BARAKAT – 1 day ago
Churches in the nation's capital have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their ties to presidents past and to Obama himself.
The choices are abundant. Numerous, thriving congregations are an easy walk from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Just across Lafayette Square from the White House is St. John's Church, an Episcopal parish known as the "Church of the Presidents," where presidents as far back as James Madison have worshipped. St. John's has a standing invitation: Pew 54 is the President's Pew, reserved for the nation's leader.

RE: HOME
Home readers,

Here are the finalists, the National Book Award winner to be announced
tonight. (Calvin lives. So does..)

--Gabe

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2008 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTS

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Re: HOME
Am ordering Home and hoping to start on it asap. Will join in as time
permits.
Wanda

Advent
For those of you preparing for Advent and Christmas, this resource page on i.UCC may be helpful:
[link]
I'd point out especially the Advent Wreath lighting service for families and the "Christmas Kit" for home celebrations. There's even Advent karaoke <smile> and beginning with evening prayer at 9 p.m. (Eastern) Nov. 29, we'll light a candle on a virtual Advent wreath every night in our real-time Prayer Chapel.

Re: HOME
Gabe,

I bought Home today and have started reading it.

Rick

Richard Floyd
rfl...@berkshire.rr.com

Re: A Biblical Argument for Unions: straight, gay or platonic
Dear Andy,

Your paper is very interesting.

I would point out that the central and definitive covenant is Jesus
Christ, of Him alone may we say, "Covenant: God's bridge to humanity"
p.4 (and, we may add, humanity's bridge to God). Therefore, every
other covenental relationship is worthy of the word "covenant" or

RE: HOME
Dear Confessors:
At last, I am reading Gilead I would like to join if I get through novel soon.

Cecil Charles Prescod, OCC

"Therefore the Lord promised to send us the Holy Spirit to make us fit for God's purposes. Just as dry flour cannot coalesce into a lump of dough, still less a loaf, without moisture, so we, who to begin with are dry wood, can never bear the fruit of life unless the rain from heaven falls upon our wills." St. Irenaeus (2nd Century)

Re: A Biblical Argument for Unions: straight, gay or platonic
I'm quite taken with this, Andy, more than the discussion on the
Ecclesiastes passage (which, in my opinion, is only tangentially and
not directly related to the issue of same-gender marriage/union/
covenant/whatever-you-choose). I think the theological arguments are
consistent and helpful.

My disappointment, and it is one of long-standing in this debate, is

Re: [TheoTalk] why he waked
----- Original Message -----
From: Wanda Lester
To: Confessing-Christ@googlegroups .com
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TheoTalk] why he waked

Dear Richard,Chris, et al,

Would you say then that the written word and the spoken word are icons through which by the power of the Spirit, we encounter the living Word?

Re: A Biblical Argument for Unions: straight, gay or platonic
Roger,

There is in my Swedish Pietist past an old hymn, "We Wait for a Great
and Glorious Day".originally written in Swedish by A.L. Skoog and
translated by him into English.
The last verse says: WE KNOW NOT THE DAY, WE KNOW NOT THE HOUR, WHEN
SOUNDS THE LAST TRUMP SO CLEAR; BUT LOUD RINGS A CRY FROM TRUTH'S LOFTY

RE: HOME
I bought the book. I would like to join the discussion or at least lurk.
Linda Gruber

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[mailto:Confessing-Christ@goog legroups.com] On Behalf Of Gabriel Fackre
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:34 AM
To: Confessing-Christ@googlegroups .com

John,

Good. You are number 5. We haven't started yet, just waiting to see if there

Wanda & Gabe
Wanda,
As one who loved Nouwen's book on four icons, I would say that you comment below is a good way to put it.
Chris Anderson
Gabe,
You are slowly convincing me to get Home and joint the dscussion when it starts. I listened to Gilead as a CD while driving and there was a point that I felt it dragged out tto much...but obviously few had the same impression as I did.

RE: HOME
Confessors,

As a teaser for a reading of Marilynne Robison's Home, here are the opening
paragraphs of the Washington Post interview with her that Andy sent as a
link some days ago. Calvin is a tacit presence throughout the novel.

--Gabe

At 'Home' With the Past In Life and in Her Novels, Marilynne Robinson Looks

Re: [TheoTalk] why he waked
Dear Richard,Chris, et al,

Would you say then that the written word and the spoken word are icons
through which by the power of the Spirit, we encounter the living Word?
Wanda Lester

PS.......love the prayer Richard...thanks!!!!

   
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