Next Wednesday, September 12th, at 8 a.m. I am going to be in the back room over at the Greyhouse Coffee House at the corner of Northwestern and 26. I invite you to get a cup of tea or coffee, grab a muffin or crepe and join me for an hour or so of lively conversation.
I was struck by three parables that were rewritten or reimagined by a well known Catholic Priest. Though I think they lack a great deal in the subtly department--and though I would quibble with various points of overstated sarcasm along the way--I think they might generate some excellent discussion. I would challenge those who read them and find them offensive or off putting to try and think how you might retell those parables from the other side. I don't think that it would be too hard to do at all. You can find the parables by following the link printed here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-james-martin-sj/the-not-so-social-gospel_b_1825810.html#s308815&title=Luke_62021
At the same time, I've been intrigued with an illustration Jim Wallis offers supposedly drawn from biblical archeology. I don't know how to verify or discredit it, but assuming it is true it has a powerful prophetic word for America and our economic policies. You can click on the following jpg files and get them large enough to read or I'm guessing you can print them off on your printer as well.
I want to be clear that this gathering is not an official 'class'. I'm planning to teach anything. I'm simply interested in hearing what other Christians are thinking about as we struggle to make heads or tails out of the world we live in. We'll talk some on Wednesday about what we'll be looking at in the weeks ahead. If you're up and need a jolt of caffeine or a faith perspective to carry you over the hump and through the week--please join me.
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