This topic/phrase came up during a profound theological discussion I was having with Chasen...and I was reading some science guy who said there is one fundiment of the Universe: the evident desire for the increase of complexity...

From a  An infinitly small packet of energy...

strings, to  hydrogen , more atoms, things, life, consciousness, evolution in general

I've been intrigued by the recent posts quoting hymns and asking people's responses and memories about them.  Just wondering what you think or remember about this one:

I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses,

And the voice I hear falling on my ear, the Son of God discloses

He speaks, and the sound of his voice is so sweet the birds hush their singing,

and the melody that he gave to me within my heart is ringing,

Greetings and anniversary wishes from the Theology and Inter-Church Inter-Faith Committee. As you celebrate the United Church's 85th Anniversary, we invite you to reflect on this phrase from 1 Corinthians 10:17:

"...we who are many are one body..."

and answer the following question:

How do you as an individual, congregation, or ministry of the United Church experience being one body? In other words, what bonds us together as The United Church of Canada?

Ok, sucker, I snagged you.

Humor is been described as tragedy plus time, And also (Will Durant) humor and philosophy are souls of each other--

Ok. Here are two" one may make you smile, one might make you think:

#1

I went into a general store but they wouldn't let me buy anything singularly.

(Ok. I'll wait for the chuckles to susbside.)

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#2

Well you can't have everyting - where would you put it?

I have a few questions, if anyone has insight.

PNEUMATOLOGY--A NEW SCIENCE FOR THIS NEW CENTURY

Pneumatology. It is not a science yet, but it is the mother of psychology--the study of the psyche (the Greek for animal-like mind)--which, for centuries was considered a branch of philosophy. This was true in 1947 when I decided to focus on, or major in, psychology. Dr. Clayton Baxter--the professor who took me under his wing ( became a respected friend), was a PhD from the Unversity of Toronto--was head if the Department of Philosophy.

Baptism is one of the two sacraments recognized by Protestant and Catholic and Orthodox churches.  THe other universal is COmmunion/Eucharist/Lord's Supper.

But beyond saying that it is widely seen as a sacrament there is a great variety of interpretations of baptism. Some of these include:

We have a very diverse range of view points in our local United Church, which on the whole I am really pleased with.  There are times when the service has prayers included it with responsive readings that do not accord with my beliefs.  Today our Minister did a Calvinist reaffirmation service.  When I looked at the service I knew that it really would not fit with my views and that it would be difficult for me to reply back the words of salvation that the bulletin would have me repeat.  He knows that this is difficult for me.  Last year (he does this each year) we jo

On February 2, 2007, using the user-name 'turner'--my son's name and wife's family name--I posted a thread at scienceagogo.com in which I raised the question: What is your philosophy of religion, including atheism? As of today this thread has received over 710, 000 views.

http://www.scienceagogo.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=2&pa...

Obviously, on the Web there is much interest in the discussion of religion and all that the topic implies.