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World Affairs Council

Name: World Affairs Council
Start: 2018-02-06T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2018-02-06T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Pilgrim Place

February 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

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Date:: February 6
Time:: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Pilgrim Place

625 Mayflower Road
Claremont, CA 91711 United States

Karl Barth famously said that preaching should be done with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other. I don’t really disagree, but your book – and my own experience – suggests that, more than the newspaper, we need to pair the Bible with deep attentiveness to the “ordinary.” Your writing displays … Continue reading Rev. John Thomas, former General Minister and President, UCC

― Rev. John Thomas, former General Minister and President, UCC

While few of us can manage to be in Pakistan, we can take some good cues from you regarding listening and understanding with no pressure to change and no judgement. These are skills that can be put to use in most situations, including being faced with others with different basic beliefs and ideas. Even one … Continue reading Elsa Seifert; Journalist, Los Angeles

― Elsa Seifert; Journalist, Los Angeles

Chase models for us a fresh, path-breaking, and engaging adventure that is always alert to God’s word. With surging energy, Chase probes the various ways in which God is still speaking in the rough-and-tumble world of war and hatred, humor, and moments of deep joy, mundane meetings and meaningful mishaps. Whether writing about race, his … Continue reading Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice

― Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice