Sunday, February 26th Jan will be preaching at 9:30 on “Turning Our Faith Inside Out” and teaching at 11:00 on “Being Evolutionaries”. Via de Cristo United Methodist Fellowship, 7430 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, Scottsdale AZ 85255, 480-515-4490 or azfct@cox.net Jan writes in her book: These are no ordinary times. We are witnessing and participating in an evolutionary leap unlike anything in our history. There is...
Read MoreBefore her presentation for AzFCT on “Evolving Faith’ Rachel asked two questions on her blog: 1. What made you leave, or consider leaving, the Church? (or, What made you stay?) 2. In what practical ways would you like to see folks from older generations come alongside us as we evolve and make our faith our own? The responses were thoughtful and often beautifully written. If you are wondering what Gen-Xers are thinking...
Read MoreNo Ordinary Time: The Rise of Spiritual Intelligence and Evolutionary Creativity with author/artist/activist Jan Phillips. Many momentous things have happened to you in your life and each one of them is grist for your creative mill. Each one has provided you with the raw materials to create a life that is meaningful, joyful and spirit-fueled. Had it not been for those breakdowns, catastrophes, and miracles...
Read MoreRachel Held Evans is an award-winning author and popular blogger from Dayton, Tennessee—home of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. Rachel’s first book, Evolving in Monkey Town explores the relationship between faith and doubt and recounts the challenges of asking tough questions about Christianity in the context of the Bible Belt. She says, ”It’s about moving from certainty, through doubt, to faith. It’s...
Read MoreIn the popular media, evolution and religion are portrayed as engaged in a war to the death; one must die so that the other can be pronounced the victor. But is there really no place for God after Darwin? In this series of lectures, round table discussions, and dialogues with the audience, Philip Clayton explores the compatibility of Christianity and evolution, offering a vision of an “evolutionary spirituality” that...
Read MoreMichael Dowd, author of Thank God for Evolution, will discuss how understanding evolution can be the basis for a deeply inspiring and meaningful view of our place in the cosmos. His multimedia presentation reveals how a sacred science-based understanding of human nature, death, and the trajectory of big history can offer a realistically hopeful and inspiring vision of the future. He also offers practical tools for growing in right...
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