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Song reflection on Chicago Accelerate 77: "Footprints of Sikaakwa", musical notation/lyrics .9.3.12ff
by Ellie Stock 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Hi folks, Attached is the musical notation for a song reflection on Chicago Accelerate 77 (Saturday, September 15): "Footprints of Sikaakwa". Below are the lyrics. Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com FOOTPRINTSOF SIKAAKWA Footprintsof Sikaakwa journeyedlakeshore sands, creaturesspinning stories inwinds haunting the land, swimming,creeping, crawling—they came; flying,walking, stalking—they gamed; hunters,warriors, growers—they remained, livinglightly on the earth of Sikaakwa. Footprintsof Sikaakwa turnedrivers, changed terrain, pavingtrails and forging rails, farmways to factory days— exploring,trading, supplanting—they came; building,inventing, investing—they gamed, artist,industrialist, politician—they remained, sculptingrising skyline peaks of Chicago. Footprintsof Sikaakwa convergedfrom all directions, culturesclashed and merged, stewingdesire and introspection— laboratoryof urban life—they came; microcosmof courage and strife—they gamed; movementscalling for justice—they remained, stirringbrewing cauldron hope of Chicago. Footprintsof Sikaakwa blazenew community, peopleworking together tothrive sustainably— welcomingyoung and old—they came; joiningthe gifts of all—they gamed; wakingto Earth’s vision—they remained, livingboldly a real dream of Chicago. ejhs 9/09/12 reflection on Accelerate77, Chicago “Sikaakwa” (pronounced: “Sheekakwa”): namesake of Chicago; French pronunciation of Algonquian (Miami/Illinois)name for a wild garlic/leek (AlliumTricoccum) (striped skunk) growing along the shores of Lake Michigan andthe Des Plaines (branch of Chicago River) in the 1600s. Hi folks, Attached is the musical notation for a song reflection on Chicago Accelerate 77 (Saturday, September 15): "Footprints of Sikaakwa". Below are the lyrics. Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com FOOTPRINTSOF SIKAAKWA Footprintsof Sikaakwa journeyedlakeshore sands, creaturesspinning stories inwinds haunting the land, swimming,creeping, crawling—they came; flying,walking, stalking—they gamed; hunters,warriors, growers—they remained, livinglightly on the earth of Sikaakwa. Footprintsof Sikaakwa turnedrivers, changed terrain, pavingtrails and forging rails, farmways to factory days— exploring,trading, supplanting—they came; building,inventing, investing—they gamed, artist,industrialist, politician—they remained, sculptingrising skyline peaks of Chicago. Footprintsof Sikaakwa convergedfrom all directions, culturesclashed and merged, stewingdesire and introspection— laboratoryof urban life—they came; microcosmof courage and strife—they gamed; movementscalling for justice—they remained, stirringbrewing cauldron hope of Chicago. Footprintsof Sikaakwa blazenew community, peopleworking together tothrive sustainably— welcomingyoung and old—they came; joiningthe gifts of all—they gamed; wakingto Earth’s vision—they remained, livingboldly a real dream of Chicago. ejhs 9/09/12 reflection on Accelerate77, Chicago “Sikaakwa” (pronounced: “Sheekakwa”): namesake of Chicago; French pronunciation of Algonquian (Miami/Illinois)name for a wild garlic/leek (AlliumTricoccum) (striped skunk) growing along the shores of Lake Michigan andthe Des Plaines (branch of Chicago River) in the 1600s.

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Fwd: Song: "Let the Earth Breathe" (youtube link and revised musical notation--9/03/12)
by Ellie Stock 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Hi folks, Attached is the "final" musical notation revision (9/03/12) of the song "Let the Earth Breathe", written for our 50th ICA anniversary event held last May. Chenoa, our daughter, and I did a "homespun" audio recording of the song last weekend on her flipcam which is now posted on Youtube. Not perfect, but it gives an idea of the melody. Below is the link to Youtube for audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLOrz3FIOs0 Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com Attached is the "final" musical notation revision (9/03/12) of the song "Let the Earth Breathe", written for our 50th ICA anniversary event held last May. Chenoa, our daughter, and I did a "homespun" audio recording of the song last weekend on her flipcam which is now posted on Youtube. Not perfect, but it gives an idea of the melody. Below is the link to Youtube for audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLOrz3FIOs0 Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com

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Fwd: A REAL weather report; joke video
by Marianna Bailey 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

Begin forwarded message: > > This is a spoof TV weather report (only too real!) but funny: > Weathergirl goes rogue - YouTube > > > > -- > >

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Re: [Oe List ...] Fwd: Song: "Let the Earth Breathe" (youtube link and revise...
by KarenBueno＠aol.com 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Thank you, Ellie! Karen Bueno In a message dated 9/7/2012 7:22:21 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, elliestock(a)aol.com writes: Hi folks, Attached is the "final" musical notation revision (9/03/12) of the song "Let the Earth Breathe", written for our 50th ICA anniversary event held last May. Chenoa, our daughter, and I did a "homespun" audio recording of the song last weekend on her flipcam which is now posted on Youtube. Not perfect, but it gives an idea of the melody. Below is the link to Youtube for audio: _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLOrz3FIOs0_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLOrz3FIOs0) Ellie _elliestock(a)aol.com_ (mailto:elliestock@aol.com) _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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Completed life of Joe Lippard
by Lynda Cock 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Dear colleagues, Dad completed his amazing journey August 28th. Wisdom from the Order community accompanied us on that journey. For most of July and August I have been in Virginia helping my sister Diane Galbreath (Guardian, HDP consults and former ICA Board member) to care for our 98-year-old Father in his declining health. Brother Hal Lippard (summer participate at South House and a Delta Pace Consult participation) was with us on weekends. We were honored to be part of his care team as a small pay-back for the years of his caring for us. You may have seen his photo in one of John's blog posts http://rejourney.blogspot.com/2012/07/joes-98th-birthday.html in July as he stirred the plum sauce. And he was so pleased to have been able to celebrate his 98th birthday in July under the spreading walnut trees with four generations of us around him. Dad and Mom (she died at 90 eight years ago) were RS-I grads and found practical ways to participate in our work. Mom always brought her apron and Dad brought his toolbox. They visited Fifth City, our houses in KC and DC, attended Guardian meetings, and visited Canon Ball HDP on a western car trip. They also hosted development teams from the Memphis House, and through their church in Tennessee, raised money for our support while we were in Australia, Indonesia, and India. Because of all this, we included the Ecumenical Institute/ Institute of Cultural Affairs in the memorial requests. Thank you for journeying with our extended family, Lynda Lippard Cock Dad's obituary may be viewed at <http://www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com/> www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com <http://www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com/>

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the pine box
by Nancy Lanphear 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Dear Ones, The image of a PINE BOX seems to be emerging as a topic of another story ... and as it has, I would offer the story of a "pine box". As the day of Fred's memorial service was dawning our son Bob and his son, Mason went to the barn here at Songaia where all reusable and some not so, are kept. Much of the salvaged material was Fred's doing ... "it might come in handy one day" ... Fred's body was cremated so it was his ashes were available for the ceremony. However, it seemed appropriate for a man whose whole life had been one of simplicity and frugality to have the image of the pine box as a means of burial. Bob and Mason built the burial box with several pieces of wood that they found ... they fashioned it with love, a bit of sanding so it would be smooth and brought it into the house just before the memorial service. Yes, yet another ritual was immediate ..... each of the family members decided what objects Grandpa Fred needed to take with him .... a piece of lichen (Bruce) , a Kenyan statue (Bob) ,his wedding and community (silver) rings (Nancy), a piece of blue cloth (Nancy), a puzzle piece (Sandy). There were several other items the strangest of all was a piece of bread with spaghetti sauce on it - spaghetti was one of Fred's very favorite meals. The second anniversary of Fred's death comes very soon, 9/9 2012. Although he continues to be missed, quoted, remembered with his writings and stories, songs and of course, his presence, our lives are full and good. A wooden owl sits high on top of the gazebo in our Songaia garden - the gazebo was dedicated to Fred during our Festival of the Earth in May of 2010 - the owl was found and place on the roof in Fred's honor .... his middle initial is O - for Orville. Our community seems to find, create and use spaces for sacredness, song and ritual at a moments notice.... it is certainly one of our most wonderful gifts. With love, Nancy

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Re: [Oe List ...] the pine box
by LAURELCG＠aol.com 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

Thank you for this wonderful story, Nancy. "My" Fred requested to be buried in a pine box also. As my sons and I were consulting the funeral director, I told them of his request. Oldest Son Scott said, "Well, we could build one." The funeral director said he had a source in the L.A. area for pine caskets that were usually used for Jewish funerals. He ordered it. Someone from the shop met someone from the funeral home at the top of the Ridge Route, and we had it in time for the rituals. The plain box with a split top and nicely turned wooden handles was beautiful. The Time My Father Died is such a wonderful piece of writing, and has obviously influenced many final rites. Blessings, Jann McGuire. In a message dated 9/6/2012 1:30:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, nancy(a)songaia.com writes: Dear Ones, The image of a PINE BOX seems to be emerging as a topic of another story ... and as it has, I would offer the story of a "pine box". As the day of Fred's memorial service was dawning our son Bob and his son, Mason went to the barn here at Songaia where all reusable and some not so, are kept. Much of the salvaged material was Fred's doing ... "it might come in handy one day" ... Fred's body was cremated so it was his ashes were available for the ceremony. However, it seemed appropriate for a man whose whole life had been one of simplicity and frugality to have the image of the pine box as a means of burial. Bob and Mason built the burial box with several pieces of wood that they found ... they fashioned it with love, a bit of sanding so it would be smooth and brought it into the house just before the memorial service. Yes, yet another ritual was immediate ..... each of the family members decided what objects Grandpa Fred needed to take with him .... a piece of lichen (Bruce) , a Kenyan statue (Bob) ,his wedding and community (silver) rings (Nancy), a piece of blue cloth (Nancy), a puzzle piece (Sandy). There were several other items the strangest of all was a piece of bread with spaghetti sauce on it - spaghetti was one of Fred's very favorite meals. The second anniversary of Fred's death comes very soon, 9/9 2012. Although he continues to be missed, quoted, remembered with his writings and stories, songs and of course, his presence, our lives are full and good. A wooden owl sits high on top of the gazebo in our Songaia garden - the gazebo was dedicated to Fred during our Festival of the Earth in May of 2010 - the owl was found and place on the roof in Fred's honor .... his middle initial is O - for Orville. Our community seems to find, create and use spaces for sacredness, song and ritual at a moments notice.... it is certainly one of our most wonderful gifts. With love, Nancy _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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9/06/12, Spong: "Think Different–Accept Uncertainty" Part XVI: The Story of the Crucifixion, Part One
by Ellie Stock 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

HOMEPAGE MY PROFILE ESSAY ARCHIVE MESSAGE BOARDS CALENDAR "Think Different–Accept Uncertainty" Part XVI: The Story of the Crucifixion, Part One Somewhere between a third and forty percent of each of the four gospels in the New Testament is concerned with the last week in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Clearly that was the focus of the gospel narratives – that was the emphasis of their message. Mark’s gospel has even been described as “the Passion narrative with a prologue.” John’s gospel devotes 9 of its 21 chapters (12-21) to the events of the last week in Jesus’ life, telling the story of the final meal as early as chapter 13. Even though these gospels were written forty to seventy years after the crucifixion, there is no doubt that the cross was still the center of the Christian message. Throughout most of Christian history, these passion stories have been regarded by the followers of Jesus as the accounts of eyewitnesses and therefore as historically trustworthy. The details drawn from these descriptions of the final events in Jesus’ life were liturgically burned into our memories and the narrative of the crucifixion has became, next to the account of Jesus’ birth, the most familiar part of the Christian story. Most of us know the general outline and even the details. It begins with the triumphant march into Jerusalem, which is celebrated on Palm Sunday, and then moves to the story of Jesus cleansing the temple of the moneychangers; the elaborate preparations for a meal that was soon identified as “the Last Supper” held in a borrowed space that became known as “the Upper Room;” the journey to the Garden of Gethsemane; the betrayal by Judas with a kiss followed by the arrest; the trial before the Jewish authorities; the threefold denial by Simon Peter marked by the crowing of the cock; the trial before Pilate; the release of Barabbas; the mocking of Jesus with the purple robe and a crown of thorns; the flogging ordered by Pilate; the journey to Calvary; the bearing of the cross by Simon of Cyrene; the crucifixion; darkness at noon; the cry of dereliction, “My, God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” the death of Jesus, and finally the burial assisted by one known as Joseph of Arimathea. Hymns have been composed for use in churches through the centuries, which served to enforce these vivid biblical images. One thinks of “Go to dark Gethsemane,” “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” and many others. Christian art, from the masterpieces that hang in the great museums of the world down to “the Stations of the Cross” found in humble country churches, all served to familiarize us with the major aspects and the unforgettable quality of this Christian narrative. The question still needs to be raised, however, as to just how much of this story is history? How much of it was a later attempt to portray Jesus as the literal fulfillment of the scriptural expectations? How much of this material was created in an effort to make history conform to already established lines of interpretation? After all each of these accounts was written between two and four generations after the events they purport to describe. In the first 1800 or so years of Christian history there was little questioning of the accuracy of these narratives, but in the last 200 to 300 years new sources of scholarship, combined with a critical approach to the study of the Bible, have opened these texts to us in many new ways and from this new knowledge dramatically new conclusions have forced themselves into our conscious minds. This scholarship began primarily in Germany, but has worked its way into all of the Christian academies of the world. The results have been salutary, deepening the faith of some, rocking the literalism of others. The first insight from this new scholarship came when the dates of the major writers of the New Testament were discovered and we were then allowed to begin to read the books of the New Testament in the order of their writing. Clearly the story grew over the years. Paul was first, writing all of his authentic epistles between the years 51-64. If we read Paul without the insights of the later gospels we discover that Paul had never heard the story of one of the twelve being the traitor. Paul did not portray the crucifixion as happening at the time of the Passover. Paul reveals no knowledge of an adventure in the Garden of Gethsemane and appears never to have heard of the roles that Pilate; Barabbas or Peter might have played in the story of the cross. He did not know of any “words” spoken from the cross; darkness at noon, or of a tomb of Joseph in which Jesus was buried. He does interpret the cross as part of a plan of salvation: “He died for our sins,” Paul wrote. He also suggests that this crucifixion was “in accordance with the scriptures,” by which he meant the Old Testament for there was no New Testament until well after the time of Paul’s death. That phrase also makes it clear that the attempt to see Jesus as the fulfillment of all Jewish expectations had been an early and regular part of the way the followers of Jesus processed the Jesus experience. When Mark, the first gospel, was written in the early 70’s, he undercut the literal reading of this story by telling us that when Jesus was arrested, “all the disciples forsook him and fled.” There were apparently no eyewitnesses! Mark was the first to mention Judas Iscariot, the denial of Peter or the story of Barabbas. We know now that Mark was the first to write a story of the crucifixion (Mark 14:17-15:47), but when we read this original narrative we discover that it is not an eyewitness account at all, it is an interpretation of the death of Jesus based on two passages out of the Hebrew Bible. The first is Isaiah 53, written in the 6th century BCE, and the second is Psalm 22, written probably in the 5th century BCE. From these two sources Mark draws most of the details of his story. From Psalm 22 he gets the cry of dereliction, “My God, Why?” the mocking attitude of the crowd and the division of Jesus’ clothes by rolling dice for his tunic. From Isaiah 53 he gets the image of Jesus’ silence before his accusers; the story of the two thieves crucified with him, one on each side, and the account of Jesus being with a rich man in his death, which Mark develops into his story of Joseph of Arimathea. Despite years of having been taught that this original story of the cross was an eyewitness account, we now know that it was never intended to be that. Matthew, written about a decade after Mark, copies most of Mark’s story making only a few editorial additions. Judas not only becomes darker, but Matthew has added other details to the Judas story. Only in Matthew is the price of betrayal put at thirty pieces of silver, only in Matthew does Judas repent and try to return the money, hurling it back into the Temple when it was refused, and only in Matthew does Judas then go and hang himself. Even these details do not appear to be memories of what actually happened, but were rather borrowed from other traitor stories in the Hebrew Scriptures and deliberately written into the Judas narrative. In Zechariah, for example, the shepherd king of Israel is handed over for thirty pieces of silver to those who buy and sell animals in the Temple and then the silver is hurled back into the Temple. In the stories around King David, a man named Ahithophel, who ate at the king’s table, betrays King David and when his trickery failed, he went out and hanged himself. Luke, writing about a decade after Matthew and also with Mark in front of him on whom he too relies, discovers that Isaiah 53 says that the “servant,” a mythological literary creation of this unknown author who dominates the writing of II Isaiah (Isaiah 40-55), was said to have made intercession for his tormentors. So Luke writes this detail into his story by having Jesus pray for those tormenting him: “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” Luke also takes the two thieves, who were introduced without commentary by Mark and who had both joined in tormenting Jesus in Matthew and turns one of them into being penitent. To him Jesus then speaks the words of assurance, “Today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke also dismisses the cry of dereliction, “My God, Why?” and replaces it with words of trust and confidence, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.” When we come to John, written near the end of the first century, some 65-70 years after the crucifixion, a very different story of the passion emerges. There is no agony in the garden of Gethsemane over whether or not Jesus will “drink this cup.” It was “for this purpose” that I was born,” John’s Jesus states. In John, Jesus’ mother appears for the first time at the foot of the cross where she is commended to the care of the “beloved disciple,” a figure of whom none of the previous gospels appear ever to have heard. The story of the authorities coming to hasten the death of the victims by breaking their legs is told by John for the first time, noting that Jesus was spared this final indignity because he was already dead. This, John says, fulfilled a prophetic word that “none of his bones were broken,” a reference to the lambs used in Jewish worship at both Passover and Yom Kippur. According to John, these frustrated authorities then thrust a spear into the dead body of Jesus, drawing from the wound both water and blood and fulfilling for John the words written in Zechariah, “They looked on him whom they pierced.” So, by tracing the details through their writing in history from Paul (51-64) through Mark (72), to Matthew (82-85), Luke (88-93) and John (95-100), we watch the story grow and we begin to embrace both how and for what purpose the details were added to the story of the cross. This was the first insight into just how few of the recorded events in the account of Jesus’ crucifixion were remembered history. There are some other things worth noting. Judas is even exonerated in the later gospels of Luke and John, when it is suggested that he is under the control of Satan and thus not responsible for his behavior. In a similarly dramatic way, Pilate is portrayed in a more and more sympathetic way as the time passes. He is pictured as finding no fault in Jesus and as seeking to find a way to release him. How much of this story is actual history and what are the implications if it is not? Those will be the questions I will address when this series continues. ~John Shelby Spong Read the essay online here. Question & Answer Bryan from Arlington, Texas, writes: Question: First off, I want to thank you. I have read The Sins of Scripture and Jesus for the Non-Religious and truly enjoyed both works. Your progressive view of God and theology has certainly been inspiring to me. I admire your strength of character and integrity for standing at odds with your religious upbringing. You are a hero of sorts to me and I can't thank you enough. I know all too well what it is like to grow up and currently live in the buckle of the Bible belt. While my sociological and political views today are much more progressive, I grew up in Louisiana in a fundamentalist Bible church. My father was on the board of elders. After several years of doubting what he believed and following his divorce from my mom, he embraced atheism. For years I struggled with his conversion and felt so lost in my own spirituality. The old worn-out tenets of Deep South Christianity gnawed away at me. I felt like I would lose him to eternal hell. After a few years, my own search for what I believe and why led me to viewing YouTube clips of you and subsequently some of your books and essays. At this point in my life, I’m still charting my course on my view of a God and things of spiritual nature. I lean towards atheism, but could be considered agnostic or deist or even pantheist at best; I really don’t know how to characterize what school of thought I espouse. However, theism for me is dead or rather non-existent. It still feels really great to know that I don’t have to believe the Bible in a strict, literal sense anymore. I still struggle with guilt from time to time, especially the fear of death at times because of my apostasy. I would like clarification of the gospel writers. I know that Mark was the first gospel written around 70-72 CE shortly after the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans. I recently had a fundamentalist Christian state that her reasons for believing the literal account of the life of Jesus was because the gospel writers were “disciples” of Jesus. It would seem to me that obviously these were not first hand accounts of Jesus because the first gospel was written some 40 years after his death. And Paul gives us sparse details on the actual life of Jesus. Paul would seem to be a better fit for someone that actually “saw” Jesus. Do you believe that any of the gospel writers walked, talked with Jesus? Through reading Jesus for the Non-Religious, I realize that Matthew borrowed heavily from Mark and so on. Much of what was written in the gospels were filtered through the lens of Jewish heritage and the Old Testament. I just want to increase my consciousness on these points so that I can discuss cogently and truthfully with people I come across who are fundamentalist Christians. Answer: Dear Bryan, First, thank you for your generous comments. Second, thanks for sharing with me some elements of your own faith struggle. It is not easy sometimes to move beyond yesterday’s certainties when you have been disillusioned by them. My advice is simply to engage those feelings and not to be afraid to talk about them. For many people religion is part of their security system and they hide within its defensive walls from any study or knowledge that might threaten them. When those walls don’t hold, that person feels exposed, let down and angry. It is not surprising that you now wish to hurl the whole system overboard. Christianity is, I believe, far more than what you or I have experienced. Another path for you might be to decide to study Christianity, including the Bible, more deeply than you ever have done so before. To do this, however, you must be part of a church that welcomes such a dialogue. I hope you can find that. To answer your specific questions, your fundamentalist friend is simply wrong. I doubt if any of the gospel writers were eyewitnesses to what they wrote about in their gospels. First, the gospels were written between 40 and 70 years after the crucifixion. That same time frame embraces between two and three generations. If the disciples were Jesus’ contemporaries, they would be between 70-100 years old, far beyond the normal life expectancy in the first century. Second, they were also written in Greek, a language that none of the disciples or indeed not even Jesus himself appears to have ever spoken or written. Third, the gospels reflect the background of the liturgical year of the synagogue. Prior to their having been written, the memory of Jesus had already been incorporated into the worship life of the synagogue and interpreted through the Hebrew Scriptures to those who were present in those synagogues. Paul does not seem to have ever interacted with the Jesus of history. He does claim to have “seen the Lord,” but that is apparently a reference to the conversion vision. I wish you well in your conversations with your fundamentalist friends. I have never found that to be a productive avenue to pursue because religious discussions are not really about religion. They are about people’s personal security and anything that confirms their security becomes what they believe. People move out of fundamentalism only when they are ready to move, not when someone like you tries to push them. This was at least my experience when I was a fundamentalist. Most of the things I talk about in Jesus for the Non-Religious have been available in the world of biblical scholarship for almost 200 years. Fundamentalists have simply ignored these discoveries and insights if they could and they have denied them if they could not. I suggest that you simply love your fundamentalist friends but don’t try to argue with them. Live well! ~John Shelby Spong Announcements Any questions or concerns, please contact us at support(a)johnshelbyspong.com or 503-236-3545. Copyright © 2012 ProgressiveChristianity.org, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have a membership at our website. Our mailing address is: ProgressiveChristianity.org 4916 Pt Fosdick Dr, NW #148 Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Add us to your address book . .

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No more messiahs
by Herman Greene 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

http://magazine.enlightennext.org/2011/06/08/no-more-messiahs/ _____________________________________________ Herman Greene 2516 Winningham Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-929-4116 (h) 919-624-0579 (c) 919-942-4358 (f) Skype: hgreene-nc hfgreene(a)mindspring.com

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Re: [Oe List ...] No more messiahs
by LAURELCG＠aol.com 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Carter Phipps, the author of the article Herman sent the link to, has a new book out: Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea. I'm enjoying it. Remember the video we distributed in 1986 (I think), called The Global Brain? It stated that physical and biological evolution has developed by great leaps at certain times. The predicted 12/21/2012 shift, partly based on the Mayan calendar, is the end of a 24,000-year cycle. If it's indeed to be a spiritual and cultural evolutionary jump, it's not going to be like anything recorded in human history. I so appreciate Ken Wilbur, Andrew Cohen, Craig Hamilton and Carter Phipps for their wonderful work on behalf of society. They understandably want to distance themselves from New Age thought. I feel I"m benefiting from the time I spend each week in the "Living on the Edge of Evolution" on-line class with C.H. Great teachings, great pedagogy. Nevertheless, I plan to go with my local spiritual group to the mountains for a retreat on the winter solstice. A big jump in spiritual/cultural evolution surely can't hurt. Thanks, Herman. Blessings to all who read this, Jann In a message dated 9/5/2012 9:35:27 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, hfgreene(a)mindspring.com writes: _http://magazine.enlightennext.org/2011/06/08/no-more-messiahs/_ (http://magazine.enlightennext.org/2011/06/08/no-more-messiahs/) _____________________________________________ Herman Greene 2516 Winningham Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-929-4116 (h) 919-624-0579 (c) 919-942-4358 (f) Skype: hgreene-nc _hfgreene(a)mindspring.com_ (mailto:hfgreene@mindspring.com) _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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