To a Contemporary Bunkshooter

You come along. . . tearing your shirt. . . yelling about
     Jesus.
     Where do you get that stuff?
     What do you know about Jesus?
Jesus had a way of talking soft and outside of a few
     bankers and higher-ups among the con men of Jerusalem
     everybody liked to have this Jesus around because
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The following is the text of remarks I will be presenting at the CONGREGATIONAL UNITARIAN CHURCH in WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS this Sunday.  This will be the first of two worship services focusing on the church windows.  The following week will draw on the LOPATIN CENTENNIAL WINDOWS, installed last fall in the Social Room.

CHRISTIAN IMAGES AND HERITAGE:

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            Between the previous posting and revisiting a long ago worship service that I did on IMAGES OF JESUS OVER TIME AND CULTURE in preparation for discussing the traditional Christian windows in the sanctuary of the             CONGREGATIONAL UNITARIAN CHURCH at another service in a couple of weeks, I have been giving thought to what I think ( Read more... )

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Easter gives a lot of Unitarian Universalists the hives just thinking about it.  One minister once told me that half of his congregation stayed home on Easter Sunday for fear that he would mention it.  He did any way.  On the other hand the event gives UU Christians an annual opportunity to bemoan their persecuted status, especially if they belong ( Read more... )