What do those three letters, G-O-D, conjure up for you? Is it big enough for what you imagine God might be? More and more people today have trouble with what those who toss that name around have in mind; to the point they just don’t believe in God at all. Fabric sits uneasily in this too. How can we think about, talk about that which is too big for our words and ideas, but yet we want to know and share? Here are three weeks for us to each take a step toward a, perhaps, less convenient, but more authentic, um, you know, That.
April 3 - AKA God: God in a Box Whether you know it or not, whether you are a believer, agnostic, or an atheist, you’ve got a God Box. It holds your understanding, language, and experience of “God.” While I don’t know what your God Box is like, I do know it is too small. They always are and always will be. That’s not the problem. The problem comes when we think we are done building them. Let’s talk God Boxes. See you there. Bring your Box along - it’s right there in your head and heart.
It is human scale connections that will help us navigate.