God Talk

Come on four Tuesday evenings in January and February and join Frank Dunn and others to pause and look at what God-Talk is about.
Why do we talk about God? How do we talk with God? How do we talk for or against God? These are some of the questions around which the conversations will crystallize.

The point of these sessions is to explore the nature of God and our relationship with God, especially looking at whom we think we are dealing with when we speak of “God.” Each session will begin with a short presentation setting forth some of the issues. Come with your questions, your knowledge, your experience, your doubts, your thoughts, your concerns.

Evenings will begin at 6:45 with gathering and light hors d’oeuvres. Exploration of topics will get underway promptly at 7. Evenings will end with brief worship, concluding at 8:30.

Pre-registration is a must. You may save a place for yourself in any of the following ways by emailing Frank by January 20.

Tentative outline of the sessions:

•January 24—Talking about God. How do we “know” who or what “God” is? What is the relation between God and the Self? How can we know what “God’s will” is for our lives either in general or in specific circumstances? And how do we go about discerning God’s will?

•January 31—Talking with God. In this session we’ll have an opportunity actually to practice some meditation and a couple of different forms of prayer. We’ll reflect on what “talking with” God entails, and some of the issues that come up around the practice of prayer.

•February 7—Talking against God. Many people have doubts, and a good many people shy away from religion because they think that there is no room for doubters. We’ll look at some of the sources of doubt, some of the things that challenge faith (innocent suffering, the presence of evil, the difficult truth claims of religion) with a view to how doubt is a component of faith, not an enemy of faith.

•February 14—Talking for God. In the Baptismal Covenant we agree to “proclaim by word and example” the Good News of God in Christ. What does that mean and how do we do it? Is proclamation an option? If not, what language, either verbal or non-verbal, can we use, and how do we know what we are talking about?
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-The Rev. Frank Dunn, Senior Priest