Because the nature and reality of God are always more than our language about God, the only language we have for conversation on God is the language of metaphor. In other words, in our God talk it is not possible for us to be more definitive or precise because, finally, God cannot be reduced to our verbal assessments about God.
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As the coronavirus spikes out of control in the United States, I am exhausted by the whiny, self-centered cries of people over how their freedoms are being denied by city or state mandates to wear a mask and social distance. As of this moment, this self-centeredness is literally killing us in frightening, almost unimaginable numbers.
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The cries of ”I can’t breathe” have apparently awakened America to much needed new conversations on race. As the national outpouring of support for Black Lives Matter has gone global, perhaps, indeed, a new movement is afoot in our country. Whatever is happening, it boils over with passion.
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Within the world of progressive Christianity, it is amazing how the Christian faith, supported by the Christian Church, has continued over the decades and centuries to teach and preach the mantra: Jesus died for our sins. It would be hard to measure the hurtful guilt and pain this teaching has caused God-fearing Christians over the years.
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As progressive Christianity continues to emerge and evolve, it is important to seek clarity on the vision of Christian faith it calls us to. The word progressive bears significance. A progressive faith is an evolving faith, …
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Theism, or supernatural theism (for the most part, they bear the same meaning) is a monotheistic conception of God that has been with us since the idea of monotheism first began to emerge in our Judeo-Christian story–after the Exodus (1,200 Before the Common Era), down through the time of the Babylonian Exile (587-538 BCE).
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In support of progressive Christianity, it is important, in the church and in our Christian faith, that we present the Bible, God, and Jesus in ways that are believable.
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Since the dawning of creation, God continues to be the great conundrum, the great mystery, the great unknown, the great challenge of human existence. This God is not only the God of Christianity, but also the God of Judaism and Islam and other world religions who call on God’s name.
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Within the emerging world of Progressive Christianity this book seeks to present the Bible, God, and Jesus in ways and language that are believable.
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