Sixty years ago, a British sociologist predicted that the closer we came to having a true meritocracy, the more the winners would ignore the losers and the more the losers would resent the winners. Two thirds of American workers today do not have a four … read more.
The opening creation poem of Genesis is filled with binaries. Gender is one of them. “Let Us create them…” God says. That might be the ‘royal-we’, a holy committee, or a Non-Binary Deity.
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https://douglastaylor.org/2019/11/01/how-to-belong-when-the-world-wants-you-lonely/
Brene Brown has done notable work around empathy and vulnerability. Listen to her lessons about how “Belonging” is a product of kindness mixed with strength.
https://douglastaylor.org/2019/10/21/how-to-be-a-perfect-stranger/
Within a few months, we will turn our building over to the renovation process. We will go across town and worship in another community’s space for a few months. We will be in temporary exile, relying on the hospitality of others.
Our “First Sunday” 45-minute worship will follow the monthly topic of “Belonging.” How do we know when we are really included in a group? It’s about creating “just, loving, and creative spaces” in the world.
