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I stole the title of my teaching this week from the masthead of The Christian Century -
Thinking Critically - Living Faithfully
Every hero’s story begins with a challenge. So does the Jesus narrative. The story is referred to as “the temptations of Jesus.” Both Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell have helped me understand this tale better. The temptations of Jesus parallel the three crises that the Jews faced in their wilderness wanderings. We also face these temptations in the need to be effective, to be right, and to be in control. I offer a passage by Hannah Arendt about the effect lies told by our political leaders has on our culture. Walking the wayless way requires critical thinking, courage, and endurance. I also give a brief summary of both progressive and regressive theologies and close with a poem by Rosemary Trommer.
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Be well and much love,
Bill Kerley
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