A Compassionate Consent to Reality
[Walter is on sabbatical for the first half of this year, and is working on a writing project called “A Compassionate Consent to Reality.” Most of it will […]
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Jesus the Lousy Politican: An Easter Story
Walter uses a story to make the point of how the political methods of Jesus were not at all on the same page as others – and this remains true to this day. The church that follows Jesus has only one approach to politics: to be communities of compassion, generosity and joy.
Jesus, the Lousy Politician: An Easter Story
Once upon the time, there was a young man named Jesus who cared deeply about people and wanted to improve the way they lived their real lives in […]
Loving Enemies – Pt. 2 (Stories and Compassionate Curiosity)
In the first part of this series, the focus was on a two-part commitment aimed at helping us to avoid dehumanizing the other in the midst of conflicts […]
Compassionate Curiosity – An Invitation
On New Year’s Day, we had a “combined service”: we used the Celtic liturgy from the early service and added a beautiful song by Ray Funk during communion followed by a short homily by Walter Thiessen in which he invited us to consider “compassionate curiosity” as a phrase for the year.