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May 3rd, 2008

Urgency As Evidence…

A couple of weeks ago I participated in the Garrison-Martineau Project on the campus of the University of California at Irvine. The project is billed as “a simple idea: 2 believers, 2 nonbelievers and a trained facilitator getting together for a few hours, sharing food and conversation. The first hour is dedicated to allowing each person to tell the story of their own personal theological journey… The second hour is dedicated to allowing each person to choose a current issue regarding the role of religion in public life (either not enough or too much...) and explain why that issue is of concern to them… The last hour is dedicated to -- food!”

The project promoters say that they “do not expect people to leave with sympathy for the political proposals of the ‘other side’, but (they) do firmly believe that developing empathy for the human fear, anger and hope behind the proposals is the first step to developing creative solutions in the future which can address all of our human concerns.” They also cite two commitments: (1) “promoting dialogue and understanding between believers and nonbelievers” and (2) “helping people to be heard, lowering the anger and anxiety of the ‘culture war’ as a means of improving civic discourse”. (MORE)


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for the Week of May 11th, 2008

Evidence for God from Design
There are many ways that scholars and theologians have argued for the existence of God, but when we examine the world around us, perhaps the most conclusive argument grows from the reality of the intricacy of our universe. The argument we are about to study should give you sure footing in your faith. It should remind you that your faith is not built on emotion or blind commitment, but on the sure footing of reason and evidence. When we love God with all our minds, we honor and worship Him. Our faith is not an empty hope. It is a certain and sure reality from which hope abounds... (Read More)