The open church: for progressive Christians

12/24/2023

Christmas is more than a break in the routine to share some gifts. In Jesus, God’s great promises from old were finally coming true! What are some of those b...

12/24/2023

I want to be the "For All People" kind of Christian.

What I love about Christmas is the persistent message of hope and welcome for people of all nations, all backgrounds, all levels of status, all religions, to be blessed by the good news of God's kingdom.

All it takes is to realize:
1 - We are ALL God's children. Who can separate us from the love of God that created us?
2 - Jesus came as Emmanuel, "God With Us", or the Incarnation, "Both God and man", to be united with creation, to share love and life with Us, and to change things forever.

Can we be the "For All People" kind of Christians?

12/06/2023

In case you missed it, the full article series "The Road to Joy" is now posted. In this series I relate my own personal experience struggling with doctrines and looking for joy through the last 5 decades. In the end I lay out the road to joy based on Luke 1-5, as:

PEACE --> LIGHT --> FREEDOM --> JOY

I hope you can be encouraged by my story!

http://www.openthechurch.com/ #/book/the-road-to-joy/chapter/road-to-joy-cover

12/06/2023

From the article series "The Road to Joy". Lockdown -- In March 2020, life for all of us was derailed as we were thrown into lockdown with a global pandemic on the loose. Like most people we in my family were scared and worried of getting seriously ill, and we feared what would happen if Jenny caught the virus, given her disease. Life was busy still, and scary, as we adapted to spending nearly 100% of time at home, but we were lonely and in shock at the sudden isolation.

11/27/2023

Hi! I've migrated the content for the open church to:

http://www.openthechurch.com

However, this page is a good place to contribute if you have a comment or would like to discuss the content over there.

I also am using Threads these days for discussion and you can find me at:

https://www.threads.net/

08/10/2023

Hi everyone 🙂 my new Book is online at: http://www.openthechurch.com

07/08/2023

Hi all, I’m on Threads!

https://www.threads.net/

Feel free to join and follow me

12/13/2020

This was one of the key articles from our Monday night discussion group. It sums up how we can look at the Beatitudes in the context of community. You can call it the "We Attitudes"

by Brad Duncan In our exploration of Luke we are learning about community through the life and teachings of Jesus. This week I am thrille...