Tribal Church Posts for October, 2012

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Where I've been

Oct 25, 2012 by Carol Howard Merritt

I've participated in a few writing projects that I need to let you know about.

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The guts of the passage

What do you do to connect with the emotional life of the text?

Oct 22, 2012 by Carol Howard Merritt
In my tradition, we pride ourselves on the intellect and roll our eyes at emotional sermons. We think of them as (1) dumbing down content or (2) manipulating people. But ignoring the importance of emotion in our spiritual lives can make us... well... boring.
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Speaking to the fear

How do we respond to our anxious culture during this election cycle?

Oct 09, 2012 by Carol Howard Merritt

The fear is palpable. The Obama supporters feel that a Romney presidency will completely erode our safety net, so that only the rich will survive. Women feel like any gains that they have eked out in society for the last few decades will be taken away completely. The Romney supporters think that we need to get someone in there who knows about business, or else our economy will collapse. They worry about the looming deficit and an oversized government, so they want Romney to make the tough decisions.