Inappropriate Conversations

Spiritual Articulation (Lent Roll 10)

"As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." 
Benjamin Franklin

Luke 12:8-12 (the Spirit will tell you what to say)

#IC 21: Permanent Things I Believe (7/27/10)

#90 Moments of Epiphany (5/23/12)

Benjamin Franklin

 

While We Were Weak (Lent Roll 9)

"Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything; that's how the light gets in." 
Leonard Cohen

Romans 5:1-11 (we were sinful when Christ stepped in)

#IC 201: The Sound of Sustainability (6/14/17) 

Leonard Cohen - The Future

 

Lost Sheep (Lent Roll 8)

"We do not need to be rescued from God. God is the one who rescues us from death, sin, and destruction. God is the rescuer." 
Rob Bell

Luke 15:1-7 (this fellow Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them, they said)

#IC 131: Christianity 301 (10/22/13)

Rob Bell - Love Wins

 

Examine Yourselves (Lent Roll 7)

“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.” 
Carl G. Jung

2 Corinthians 13:5 (test yourself to see if you are living in the faith)

#IC 44: Sacred Friendship (1/27/11)

#IC 227: Some Assembly Required, Chapter 5 (7/6/20)

C. G. Jung - Psychology and Alchemy

 

Gently and With Respect (Lent Roll 6)

"Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and respect." 
Peter of Bethsaida

1 Peter 3:13-17 (how to account for the hope that is in you)

#IC 136: Converse or Convert (1/1/14)

#IC 131: Christianity 301 (10/22/13)

 

Love Boldly (Lent Roll 5)

“Love and the self are one and the discovery of either is the realization of both.” 
Leo Buscaglia

1 John 4:7-21 (everyone who loves is born of God and knows God)

#IC 120: Making Contact (5/15/13)

Leo Buscaglia - Love (special edition)

Whoever Is Not Against (Lent Roll 4)

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
Henry David Thoreau

Mark 9:38-41 (we saw someone casting out demons in your name)

#IC 2: The Author and Different Drummer (3/14/10)

Henry David Thoreau - Walden