Inspiration Blog
Sin and Satan in Eden
Most of us are sure that the first appearance of Satan in the Bible took place in Genesis, in the story of the temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden. We all know that Satan dressed up as a serpent, tricked Eve into picking an apple and taking a bite. Almost nobody ever argues with this description. Only a careful reading of that text says otherwise.
Sin anyone? What is it, and do we really understand it?
Author: Thomas Chavez When I was a kid of 12 or 13, I was first introduced to the world of Classical Greek Drama. Central to many of those fascinating Tragedies was a concept that I heard explained as a hero’s “Tragic Flaw.” Later on, I heard this idea expressed as...
Hell What, When, Why, How, and Who
This article is based on a fascinating subject. It challenges the common notions of hell and addresses the source of associated with these terms which are the basis for misinterpretation. We will invite a group discussion together once the final article on this...
Look what’s Blooming! The Climate Cafe’
We are excited to share this summary of actions and decisions that Christ the Healer has taken SO FAR, in the design and development of our new outward- facing mission known as the 'Climate Café'. Christ the Healer, UCC is proposing to partner with Hillsdale Community...
No Matter What Porch Concert at Hilldale UCC
By: Julie Gorham When Hillsdale UCC asked me if I would like to perform a porch concert at Hillsdale for a community event in September, I was excited. And, I knew it was a huge effort. With only three months to prepare, It was time to be creative. Could I of us pull...
What if ‘True’ Christianity Is More Than We Have Ever Known?
By: Thomas Chavez, Heather Dennis & Julie Gorham “We don’t want anybody telling us what to do, what to think, or what to believe!” This was the first thing out of anyone’s mouth at the inaugural gathering of what was to become Christ the Healer, United Church of...
Do We Know What Is Real?
Long ago, I spent a couple of weeks getting to know a brilliant professional theologian who had already written an entire shelf of books, while letting him get to know me. This was of vital importance at the time because I was proposing to marry his daughter. The one...
Science, the Bible, and Truth Part 2
We Don’t Need to Change the Story, Just Change Our Eyes as We Read. The entire point of this two-part blog post, of which this is the second half, comes down to this one statement: What we find when we each read and ponder...
Science, the Bible, and Truth Part 1
The setup - issue – so-called problem One of the most valuable insights that repeatedly arises for us in the fields of psychology, philosophy, sociology, meta-position studies of theology, and communications theory that we find being explained through recent...
Different by Design
How and why Christ the Healer UCC is different than the Church you met before. Just a week or two gone by, not long after the take over of Afghanistan, there was a radio interview with an MIT professor who had devoted his life to the study of politics behind war and...