Second Saturday Conversation June 10, 2023 is the end of this programming year. We begin again after a short summer break September 9. In this session I did a brief review of some of our topics and highlights from our […]
We’re Beyond the Shallow Now: A Retrospective on Our Program Year Read More »
Jack Caputo was our guest for Second Saturday Conversation. An always challenging and also affirming conversation ranging from how Jack got involved in his philosophical and theological call to an acknowledgement of AI. So now what? Enjoy this session. And
So What? A Conversation with the One and Only John D. Caputo Read More »
On this Second Saturday Conversation we explored Holy Saturday, the day in the Christian liturgical calendar between Good Friday and Easter. No liturgy for that day. A day of openness, emptiness. I suggested that this day we reflect on what
Holy Saturday: In-Between Time Read More »
March 11, 2023 Second Saturday Conversation guest was Brandon Scott. We had a great crowd attend! Brandon is a leading scholar on parables, an interpreter of resurrection, an historian of early Jesus communities. A birder and photographer. And more. Enjoy
It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way (with special guest Brandon Scott) Read More »
In this session we talked about the need to re-contextualize Christianity for the 21st century, the tendency of conventional Christianity to bypass the difficulties of life, and affirmed that deep in the structure of things is a goodness. We also
Epiphany: What We Don’t See Coming Read More »
Barbara Brown Taylor was the Second Saturday Conversation guest. She brought perspective, insight, humor to our conversation about Christianity in and for the 21st century. From the ground up. She helps us reflect on what matters most. We had a
Discussing Christianity in the 21st Century with Barbara Brown Taylor Read More »
In this session reflections on: the Christmas season as a mixed time of year for many, the birth narratives in Matthew and Luke (history remembered/history metaphorized), Jesus as an idol/strongman or icon, a light in the darkness.
The Christmas Story and The Slash Read More »
Our November 12, 2022 Second Saturday Conversation is with Brian McLaren. An honor and delight to have him with us. Among other things we talk about his recent book “Do I Stay Christian? “
Do I Stay Christian? A Conversation With Brian McLaren Read More »
In September I introduced our overall theme for this year: evolution of the word: all things change. In this session we reflect on how life shapes and changes our story and how our story changes our life. Narrative powerfully defines
Our Changing Story Read More »
I borrow the title from a book of Marc’s: “Evolution of the Word: the New Testament in the order the books were written.” The chronological order of the New Testament shows us how stories and understanding about Jesus changed and
evolution of the word: all things change Read More »
