I'm looking at taking a service at my UU fellowship in the next couple months. It will be another "Four Elements" topic and I find myself leaning towards Fire. Earth should be next but Fire is calling out to me. It's the most energetic and exciting of the bunch with a very rich set of myths and images to explore. You might say I'm burning with the desire to do this topic.
LETS HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.
Is the story of Jesus a myth?
Is the story of Santa a myth?
It is reported that they both like children, they both give gifts, they both are revered on December 25th. they both have many stories told about them, Jesus has 12 deciples, Santa has many elves.
Theologian and friend Sheamus J MacLean came by to discuss dragons in hagiography on the weekend at our family farm dinner.
Has anyone read Atwoods Payback on the nature of debt ... it might put a hole in you perspective of fixed religious thinking imposed by athority!
Float a thought on it ... the demon to religious thinking on change, evolution and all such things as growth. Can a believer do such a thing without a whisp of doubt ... a shadow of a breeze across the pool of the mind?
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