"Napa Valley" Brocken InaGlory. Licensed. Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
"Napa Valley" Brocken InaGlory. Licensed. Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
Welcome to LAST SUPPER RED!!
What if laughter and hilarity are sacred? Might prayer be less about words and more about how we position ourselves before Mystery? What if God is less like Santa Claus and more like air? What if we are defined more by "Original Blessing" than "Original Sin?" Would Christianity flourish if we followed Jesus instead of worshipping him? What if "the Kingdom of God" has much less to do with the hereafter and is instead a here-and-now countercultural idea and reality with political and economic consequences?
Welcome to LAST SUPPER RED!!
What if laughter and hilarity are sacred? Might prayer be less about words and more about how we position ourselves before Mystery? What if God is less like Santa Claus and more like air? What if we are defined more by "Original Blessing" than "Original Sin?" Would Christianity flourish if we followed Jesus instead of worshipping him? What if "the Kingdom of God" has much less to do with the hereafter and is instead a here-and-now countercultural idea and reality with political and economic consequences?
"Napa Valley" Brocken InaGlory. Licensed. Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
"Napa Valley" Brocken InaGlory. Licensed. Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
Welcome to LAST SUPPER RED!!
What if laughter and hilarity are sacred? Might prayer be less about words and more about how we position ourselves before Mystery? What if God is less like Santa Claus and more like air? What if we are defined more by "Original Blessing" than "Original Sin?" Would Christianity flourish if we followed Jesus instead of worshipping him? What if "the Kingdom of God" has much less to do with the hereafter and is instead a here-and-now countercultural idea and reality with political and economic consequences?
Welcome to LAST SUPPER RED!!
What if laughter and hilarity are sacred? Might prayer be less about words and more about how we position ourselves before Mystery? What if God is less like Santa Claus and more like air? What if we are defined more by "Original Blessing" than "Original Sin?" Would Christianity flourish if we followed Jesus instead of worshipping him? What if "the Kingdom of God" has much less to do with the hereafter and is instead a here-and-now countercultural idea and reality with political and economic consequences?
"Napa Valley" Brocken InaGlory. Licensed. Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
"Napa Valley" Brocken InaGlory. Licensed. Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
In this transitional chapter, Q gives us a brief peak at the challenges of parish ministry and continues to develop the theme of humor in life.
- If you've been (or are now) a part of a faith community, does Advocatus' (and Peter Drucker's) reflection on his ministry ring true?
Q introduces us to worship at the house church called Elsewhere.
First, he draws contrasts between worship at Elsewhere and more traditional churches.
Then he speaks about those who are marginalized . . . those who are not readily accepted by the dominant culture . . . be they the early Christians or those gathered at Elsewhere.
Q spends some time contrasting two different sorts of religion in this Dialogue.
- Some forms of religion promise "proven certainty" and may have particular appeal to people who are, for a variety of reasons, quite anxious. These expressions of religion also trade a lot in fear. Harold Camping represented this variety of religion. More of his story can be found here.
Q introduces us to worship at the house church called Elsewhere.
First, he draws contrasts between worship at Elsewhere and more traditional churches.
Then he speaks about those who are marginalized . . . those who are not readily accepted by the dominant culture . . . be they the early Christians or those gathered at Elsewhere.
Finally, this Dialogue is about finding hope in one's present circumstances by having a vision about how today might relate to the (distant?) future.
- If you feel marginalized, are there groups where you feel "at home?" If you're a part of the dominant culture, is your church or some other group you're a part of welcoming to those who are "different?" Should they be? Or would this mean your group would lose its identity if it did? Would that be lamentable? Or an opportunity?
- What do you make of Chuck's take on The Book of Revelation? Does that make more sense than Harold Camping's?
- What sort of vision for the future (if any) encourages you in your work/play/living today?
- If you worshipped at Elsewhere, would you find it satisfying? Missing something? Etc. . . . .
The Potters House of The Church of the Savior
Washington, D.C.
(Where Jim and Sandy Truxell were married in 1967.)
Potter's House Books offers several thousand titles focusing primarily on spirituality and social justice…In addition to the Bookstore, the Potter's House also is a restaurant/coffeehouse, art gallery, worship space, and community meeting place. On Friday nights, it also is the venue for a concert series called "Sounds of Hope," which features mainly local musicians performing for the benefit of community nonprofit groups.
To understand The Potter's House, you have to know that it is first and foremost a church. It is owned by Church of the Savior, the same organization that runs Columbia Road Health Services, Jubilee Jobs, the Festival Center, and Christ House. Suddenly the shabby interior with the random homeless people makes sense - this is a church living its mission to serve the poor and provide universal love to all.
