Blogging Towards Sunday July 31, 2016
Job 14:7-15; 19:23-27 & Romans 8:26-38 The past two weeks in our country have been punctuated with the conventions of our two major political parties. David Brooks, in the NY Times … Continue reading
The Great Emergence : Class 5
The Great Emergence Part 2 : Chapter 4 “Questions of Re-formation ” As Christianity splintered from one cohesive whole into multiple denominations, a new center of authority was … Continue reading
The Great Emergence :: Class 4
The Great Emergence Part 2 : Chapter 3 “The Great Reformation ” “Where now is the authority?” This question drives every reformation. Ours societal cable of meaning is constructed in … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 24, 2016
Job 3:1-10; 4:1-9; 7:11-21 & Mark 4:35-41 We’ve all had days, weeks or even longer seasons in which everything seems to go wrong. In the chaos of such times … Continue reading
Act for Voter Turnout & Education Across Oakland
Monte attending a city-wide leadership meeting for Oakland Community Organization this past Monday night in which more than 24 Oakland faith communities gathered to begin strategizing how to best get … Continue reading
OCO City-Wide Leadership Meeting
Below is the body of a recent e-letter from OCO Director, Amy Fitzgerald…. Greetings OCO leaders, We are in the final stretch to place a measure on the ballot … Continue reading
National Night Out :: August 2, 2016
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 What is National Night Out? Who Can Host a National Night Out Party? The City of Oakland welcomes the participation of any neighborhood or community … Continue reading
The Great Emergence :: Class 3
The Great Emergence Part 1 : Chapter 2 “Cable of Meaning” Tickles begins the chapter by asserting that religion is a social construct. That is, religion is influenced by … Continue reading
The Great Emergence :: Class 2
The Great Emergence :: Chapter 1 Rummage Sales In this first chapter of the book Phyllis Tickle lays out her thesis that every 500 years or so the … Continue reading
BROWN IS THE NEW WHITE :: Public Discussion
BROWN IS THE NEW WHITE How the demographic revolution has created a new American majority. What can we do to ensure everyone enjoys the prosperity they contribute to? Come … Continue reading
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