Volume 2 Issue 30

Thank you for choosing to enter into 2004 with Growing in Christ. In the coming year the mission of this ministry will be to continue to provide you with virtual sanctuary to prayerfully contemplate your theology—your relationship with God. This is done with the conviction that as humankind grows in its realization that each and every one has been given the gift of life and is empowered by the One Source of us all we will also grow in our ability to live with one another in a world of genuine peace and harmony.
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At the time of release there have been 2,606 visits to this website. Thank you for sharing the word with friends and relatives. Printed copies of each week’s newsletter and sermon continue to be mailed to those who do not have access to the Internet. Your feedback and input are greatly appreciated, and serve to direct this ministry toward the most meaningful and helpful topics and subject matter. It is with great pleasure that I welcome Mom to the Internet, and would urge you to send your own congratulatory greetings to her: laurahanna@webtv.net
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Three new postings to the Bulletin Board will hopefully set the tone for the coming year: 1. An excerpt from Gregg Easterbrook’s new book, “The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse”, is one of the most powerful things I’ve read in quite awhile; 2. the threat of the Religious Right to our country’s democratic process is great enough to have caused no less than Walter Cronkite to break his longstanding silence; 3. and if you think Cronkite is exaggerating, just wait until you read the article by Associated Press reporter Sonja Barisic.
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As Growing in Christ progresses into this election year, the effort to fend off the theological illiteracy that makes our society so susceptible to religious corruption and manipulation will continue. You are invited to become actively involved in the development of a practical theology that meaningfully addresses the very real issues that affect our everyday lives. To fail to do so will only give the advantage to those who are quick to capitalize upon our apathy and our ignorance. GiC serves as the forum for the kind of enlightened thought that only concerned individuals like you can provide.
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Until next week…….Shalom!