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Chlorophyl as Religious Experience

By Jennifer Schwarz | August 31, 2013 | 2 Comments

“I remember as a child first learning about photosynthesis. That was truly one of the biggest ‘Aha’ moments I have ever experienced. To realize that plants have these amazing chlorophyl molecules that are somehow able to transform the energy of sunlight into food…to realize that all the oxygen we breathe on our planet is created…

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Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

By Jennifer Schwarz | August 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

Don’t miss John Shuck’s “Religion for Life”  interview with David Felten, one of the co-creators of Living the Questions: Click HERE or on the graphic above to listen to the podcast Among a variety of topics in this podcast, Felten and Shuck discuss how clergy have not been honest with laity about what is being taught…

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Living the Questions: How the Wisdom of Progressive Christianity is energizing a 21st Century Approach to Following Jesus.

By Jennifer Schwarz | July 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

In Southern California at the end of July? Then join author, pastor, and co-creator of Living the Questions, Rev. David Felten on Monday, July 29th and Tuesday, July 30th at Pilgrim UCC in Carlsbad for practical insights on a Progressive approach to 21st century Christianity. Ever struggled with questions about how Christianity is going to survive…

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LtQ on “Culture Shocks” with Barry Lynn

By Jennifer Schwarz | June 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

Co-creator of Living the Questions,  Rev. David Felten, was interviewed this week for the nationally syndicated radio show, “Culture Shocks” with Rev. Barry Lynn. Lynn is an ordained UCC pastor, constitutional lawyer, noted activist, and longstanding civil libertarian. For over twenty years, he has served as the executive director for Americans United for the Separation…

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Personal God or People?

By Jennifer Schwarz | April 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

Bernard Brandon Scott doesn’t need a personal God — he needs people… “I get people who say, ‘Well, don’t you need a personal God?’ I don’t have a problem with God language; I have a problem with the reification of God language. God language is the way we talk about these ultimate values, for me.…

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Unbound from Yesterday’s Fears…

By Jennifer Schwarz | March 15, 2013 | 1 Comment

“If God is the ground of being, as I believe God is, then the only way you and I can worship God is by having the courage to be all that we can be — in the infinite variety of our humanity. Whether we are male or female, gay or straight, transgender or bisexual, white or…

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Jesus Needs Saving

By Jennifer Schwarz | March 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

Ever feel like Jesus has been kidnapped by the Christian Right and discarded by the Secular Left?  Then you need Saving Jesus, a 12-session DVD-based  exploration of a credible Jesus for the third millennium — now available for home use!  This remarkable series features nearly 30 thought leaders at the forefront of Progressive Christianity, including Marcus…

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A Christianity That’s Not Stuck

By Jennifer Schwarz | January 24, 2013 | 1 Comment

  Stephen Patterson thinks that Progressive Christianity is about “being willing to think critically about one’s faith and about the traditions of one’s faith and the resources like the Bible — to think critically about these things and not simply assume that it all has to make sense. Progressive Christianity means you’re free to explore and…

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Violence is our God. Hallowed be its name.

By Jennifer Schwarz | January 11, 2013 | 2 Comments

We spank children to teach them not to hit one another.  We sanction the killing of killers as a deterrent against killing. We advocate the arming of citizens to promote personal safety. Is it any wonder that people are being deluded into complying with a system that allies them with violence, not compassion; with death,…

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Evolution as a Sacred Story

By Jennifer Schwarz | January 8, 2013 | 1 Comment

Bruce Sanguin understands evolution as a divine strategy for making a world that can make itself, and that God is in the business of alluring all of creation into the deep enjoyment of realizing the highest possible expression of goodness, truth, and beauty.   “Everything and everybody is involved in a sacred, evolutionary process, including…

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