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** Intentional dialogue
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It seems like it is always difficult (but usually important) to foster relationships with those who are different from us. When I was deeply embedded in conservative evangelicalism, it was, more than anything else, burgeoning friendships with folks who were Black, feminists, politically progressive, and/or queer that caused me to question everything and undergo a journey of significant change.
A UCC church in Albuquerque, according to a new article from Paul Hopkins, attempted to engage in a mutual listening experiment ([link removed]) with a local conservative evangelical congregation. It went well—until it didn’t. I was fascinated by Hopkins’s account, though I remain ambivalent about the prospects of bridging the US’s political (and theological) divides.
That article was featured in last week’s Going Deeper newsletter (click here to sign up) ([link removed]) . This brand new resource from the Century delivers two new articles per week along with related readings and a set of questions for discussion or reflection. In this week’s edition, the deep dives will focus on Debie Thomas’s reflection ([link removed]) on a prayer of grieving and Heidi Neumark’s essay ([link removed]) about community organizing. Below you can read about both of these (plus Hopkins’s) articles, and even more great content.
Email me: Are you in relationship with people across political lines?
Jon Mathieu
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** My UCC church’s listening experiment with our evangelical neighbors ([link removed])
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“I hoped our shared faith would provide enough common ground. I was a bit naive.”
by Paul Hopkins
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** Each of my dyings ([link removed])
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“I need God to attend and enliven each of my dyings—and there are many. So many endings before the Ending, so many farewells before the Farewell.”
by Debie Thomas
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** An old man dreaming dreams of psalms ([link removed])
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“At a time when his contemporaries were traversing the globe on farewell tours and indulging our voracious appetite for nostalgia, Paul Simon was alone in the night dreaming, listening, and writing.”
by Martin B. Copenhaver
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** In the Lectionary for August 20 (Ordinary 20A) ([link removed])
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The challenges to unity are great. The reward of unity is tremendous.
by Jost Zetzsche
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** Organizing is about people’s agency ([link removed])
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“A food pantry has its place. Advocacy can create real change. But both social service and advocacy have limitations.”
by Heidi Neumark
** We still need books about biblical women’s liberation ([link removed])
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“Some women aren’t even welcomed at the local ministerial association. This is the book to give to such ministerial groups!”
Sally Dyck reviews Nijay K. Gupta and Susan E. Hylen
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