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I keep going back to A Faith Worth Believing by Tom Stella. The seventh chapter of the book "Learning to Walk in the Dark" by Barbara Brown Taylor and Dr. Roger L Ray's book, "Progressive Faith and Practice"

Hi to all,

This is a very interesting discussion and I am excited to sense the safety of this site to express beliefs. I have learned from all participating in this discussion over the years. thanks

I saw "life of Pi" last night. Very good.

Anything by Robin Meyers, Diana Butler Bass

I do. I dont understand it. I try to listen for what the spirit tells me to do to be his/her intermediary.

Don't have a post for today? Check in and leave your thought for the day or let others know what you are doing. A great suggestion by Dutch.

Joseph

My wife and I went to dinner with a couple that are friends of ours and the wife is really searching spiritually because we live in a very fundamentalist community. This morning I am trying to figure out how best to introduce her to TCPC and what we are about. thats what I am doing today. thanks bob ve

Wow, these are good posts. As soon as I read this discussion on the word spiritual I dug out my books written by Joan Chittister. My favorite is "Called to Question" A Spiritual Memoir. A must read for anyone interested in these posts. The whole book explodes with thoughts about this topic. Her last paragraph in chapter 2 "Spirituality: Beyond the boundaries of religion. " says, "Spirituality is a commitment to immersion in God, to the seeking that has no end. It is a consciousness of engrossment in God that defies convention, that lives beyond convention, that eclipses convention. Religion, the finger pointing at the moon, is not the moon. Simply keeping the rules, accepting the conventions, and loving the pomp that comes with religion will not get us there. For that we need a spirituality of search. Thanks for reminding me I have this book in my closet. Bob VE

Thanks-Kay

I can't seem to get this book from my local bookstore is it available over the internet. thanks bob ve

Thanks for the tip. This sounds like a great book.

Great Site Kay, thanks

Welcome one love 87 - this is a great site. You can feel safe here and be transparent and authentic. Bob ve

Happy Birthday Aletheia - I wish you a great day and many more. Bob ve

Welcome Ted-I hope you enjoy this site. I sure do. Bobve

Welcome Jim-we look forward to your posts. Bob ve

Welcome SRT- this is a great community where all are welcome, even lurkers. sincerely bob ve

I Recieved "A Prayer Book" in the mail. I've enjoyed the intro by Borg. Thanks for the tip on this book. Any others out there that I should be awhere of. Bob ve

This has been a great week. I tried to use suggestions from this strand. All I can say is that the community that I felt this week and last was great. Thanks to Fatherman, Flowperson, AR, Luthitarian(Bob), Gnosteric and Jeanot. I'm going to continue.

Welcome Dave- ST Louis is my second home. Ive eaten at Crown Candy, Ted Drewes and been to a lot of games because my daughter and son in law live in Ballwin. I'm sure you will enjoy this site.

Welcome.

I really like the post about forming a new vocabulary. I relate to it and can not add anything it was said perfectly.

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These posts are really speaking to me but I don't really know where to begin as far as forming a new vocabulary. Any ideas. thanks, bob ve

Until this post I didn't know who William Sloane Coffin was but thanks to this site I am now enjoying his book Credo.

Thanks so much John, I look forward to looking through your links. -Bob

I sure would be interested if anyone has read "Think Again a Response to Fundamentalism's claim on Christianity" by Dr GaryCox, I've enjoyed it. -Bob