What am I thankful
for the week of November 23-29, 2014?
I am
thankful and humbled for the response to the sermon Sunday. It was the
conclusion of a series on Getting from Sunday to Monday. This one focused on Opening
Yourself to Guidance from God and Am I on the Right Path. We did not leave
enough room for notes. However, I hope that having the text available will be
helpful. We have also placed the notes in the Newsletter.
I am
thankful for the time spent after worship with Al Kundenreich, a former pastor
of one of the predecessor congregations, Market Street. He came to the first
worship service. A group met at Westside Diner. He was with Sarah Roos.
I am
thankful for the Thanksgiving dinner that came with the Acts Bible Study this
week. Suzanne and I enjoy this group very much. Some good fun.
Our family
had a relaxing dinner at Golden Corral. Yes, they had turkey and all the
fixings.
With a few
relaxing days, I spent some time reading what Wolfhart Pannenberg said about
Karl Barth in Church Dogmatics. This has
been very enlightening. I should say that both authors have been my companion
in my theological journey. In particular, Pannenberg has been part of my life
since I first encountered him in 1975. Sadly, he died recently. I have also
looked up what Paul Ricoeur said about Barth. My, he can be so insightful. He is
such a good reader of others. In addition, I wrote an article on Mircea Eliade,
The Sacred and the Profane. I also
read a little book by Bernard Bosanquet, What
Religion Is.
I have concern
for the matter in Ferguson, MO. The successful attempt on the part of some to
turn this into a racial matter is disturbing to me. Officer Darren Wilson was
not indicted, which says to me that if he did wrong, which I am not convinced
he did, it would have been a waste of time and money to pursue further. The fact
that there were nine white and three black jurors apparently matters not. The judgment
was unanimous. The stealing by Michael Brown, the fact that he tried to get the
gun from the officer, the fact that he charged the officer, say to me that he was
aggressive and bent on doing harm that night. It does make him a bad person,
but he was up to no good that night. Of course, it is always sad when a human
being loses his life. What disturbs me more is that so many people are willing
to go down this path of racial division. I came across a factual article on why
Officer Wilson was not indicted. http://www.policeone.com/ferguson/articles/7782643-Why-Officer-Darren-Wilson-wasnt-indicted/
A saying I came
across, posted by a friend on Facebook, Do not judge me by past. I do not live
there anymore.
Here is an article on what Rick Warren at a family
conference sponsored by the Pope. http://juicyecumenism.com/2014/11/23/rick-warren-challenges-christians-resist-sexual-revolution/
Here is an article that I found intriguing on the rise of
the Dones in church life. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/thegodarticle/2014/11/the-rise-of-the-dones-as-the-church-kills-spiritual-community/
Here is an article on the United Arab Emerits maintaining
that CAIR is a terrorist organization. http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/uae-doubles-down-designation-cair-terrorists
Here is a humorous account of Obama and his use of executive
order recently by SNL. http://www.ijreview.com/2014/11/206710-president-obama-gets-schoolhouse-rocked-snl-illegal-immigration-orders/
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