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I was just reading a letter to the editor in sojourners magazine that mentioned "Day 1" formerly called "protestant Hour", It says Day 1 airs every week on 160 radio stations proclaiming the moderate/progressive Christian faith. Does anyone know anything about this. bobve2

Thanks for the tips on the books, BrotherRog, also I think you comment on buying local is very commendable. thanks

Books that I have used during my "search for understanding" are 1. Devotional Classics by Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith, 2. "In the Heart of the Temple" by Joan Chittister and 3. "Strength for the Journey" by Peter Gomes Devotional Classics is 52 essays and sermons by the likes of CS Lewis, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and many others. Many parts are quite conservative but worth a look. In Chittisters book there are 16 short essays regarding many spiritual disciplines. Peter Gomes' book there are 22 sermons about Themes of daily life and 18 sermons about Liturgical Seasons

What brought me to this board? Through a Christian small group I began to explore Progressive Christianity. I ran into TCPC and started reading the message board. I enjoy the diversity, having been brought up as a strict fundamental, legalistic Christian . Therefore the board usually is a breath of fresh air as are the "eight points". My question is: Which of the 8 points of TCPC is the more meaningful to you and why?

Thanks for the recommendations! I've gotten "God at 2000" and It's great.

Like Lily, I was raised in a fundamental church. The location was small town Iowa. The opportunity to grow through the eight points of tcpc has been a breath of fresh air for me. Lets keep this question one more round. Were you born Christian or did you convert from another religion?

Pushing 50 eh? hehe...yeah, me too. (I adore Neil Diamond) lily <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Pushing 50 is a complement, I remember "the sound of music" and "Dr Chivago" like it was yesterday". Thanks for the complement

I really am challenged by #5 "We know that the way we behave toward one another and toward other people is the fullest expression of what we believe" It seems to me that if we can keep this in mind in our modeling, actions and treatment toward those on the religious right we have an opportunity to continue to grow both spiritually and in numbers. In fact for me, to do that is a lot of what it means in finding that being a follower of Jesus is costly and entails selfless love and conscientious resistance to evil.

I'm a night person because I enjoy reading and learning from this site. Also I am a Financial consultant in Iowa. I like Borg and Peter Gomes as well as Joan Chittester. Favorite movie? The Sting. Music-BS & T, Neil Diamond and Beatles(guess my age) Vocation- I would like to have a business where I helped people not to be poor. First Car? 1963 Corvair Favorite food? Grilled hamburgers with everything on them, Short term goal? to begin a small group to visit about books that discuss global concerns. Where would I go in this world? Northern minnesota to relax, read and meditate. Who would I like to spend an evening with? Phil Jackson(anyone know him?) What Goal Have I attained lately? I'm getting rid of some busyness in my life to allow me to spend more time with the most important people in my life. My question is: Who is the person that has been the most influential to you in your life?

I'm not sure this will help but I like Joan Chittister's "In the heart of the temple"and "Called to question". She is a best selling author an internationally known lecturer, and executive director of Benetvision: A resource and Research Center for Contemporary Spirituality. She is past president of the Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses and the Leadership Conference of Women Religiou.