Thursday, August 18, 2005

Religious Left Sermons

This looks interesting:
A View from the Religious Left
sermons by the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B.Becker

It's a podcast thing--something I'm still a bit behind the curve on--but they are semons you can listen to on MP3. (And some are available in text format.)

Here are some of the sermons available on MP3:

FOOLISH WISDOM or WISE FOOLISHNESS
One of our great human fears is to appear the fool - but isn't it worse to foolishly appear wise by accepting without question what other fools have called wisdom?

MAKING A DIFFERENCE or A DIFFERENCE IN THE MAKING
Religion should be about transformation. There are two ways of being transformational, one as a change agent and the other as a supporter of change agents. Truly religious communities contain both.

WE BELIEVE - No One Stands Alone
Most religions claim that a "religious person" is someone who denies some aspect of themselves. We embrace the value of each individual, but only as we learn to not stand alone.

Also, there is a new post on Sacred Space: Reflections from the religious left:

Invisible Essentials and the Grand Design