tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176079532024-03-07T19:35:51.848-05:00Central Ohio Emergent Cohorta gathering of emerging christians in the columbus ohio areaGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424867889611784610noreply@blogger.comBlogger546125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-80597046431960174502014-04-27T21:02:00.002-04:002014-04-27T21:02:48.582-04:00An Invitation<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Hello friends - </span><br />
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It has certainly been awhile since we have all been together! Kellye and I have been talking at length about the cohort, about how much it has meant to us, and still does. We have also been talking about our future as a family, and what our faith will look like in our family. After many conversations and prayers together, we've decided to focus our time and efforts in a church community on the near West side, in the Hilltop area. </div>
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But, we also have talked about how much we love the cohort. I was sharing about our time in the cohort with a friend, and I stated that literally over the past 6-7 years, we have traveled across the country, experienced graduations, births, weddings, and even funerals. We have shared life together, in the fullness of what that means. </div>
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It's hard to end well. It's hard to leave one thing and go on to something else. But we want to try our best. </div>
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And so we are inviting everyone - EVERYONE - to a "Celebration of the Faithful" (or perhaps, an (un)Celebration of the (un)Faithful??) - <b>Saturday, June 7</b>, in the afternoon/evening. </div>
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This invitation is intentionally far in advance so that hopefully as many people as possible can come. Perhaps even some of you who are out of town? (Nick? Cohoons? Others?) And even some of you whom we have not seen for months or years are also welcome. We have much to celebrate! </div>
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No one can know what the next iteration of the cohort will look like. What we know, for now, is that it's time for our family to move on. But we want to intentionally take time to be with all of you, to express our gratitude, our laments, our joys and sorrows and everything in between. </div>
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And of course, do what the cohort does best - eat and drink!! </div>
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Please mark your calendar, and we hope to see you on June 7th, if not sooner. <br clear="all" /><div>
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Sincerely, </div>
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Jesse and Kellye (and Aleli and Evie)</div>
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We hope you can join us!Scothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016510304939198260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-43042739140164146112014-03-05T20:10:00.000-05:002014-03-05T20:10:47.676-05:00I wonder...How has your faith grown since the Cohort has been meeting? Has the Cohort helped your faith grow or hindered it?<br />
<br />What is your relationship with God like right now? Is it deeper or more distant than when we began meeting? <br />
<br />Important to many of us is the freedom to speak openly on all ideas and views. Have you personally experienced resolution to any of the questions/ideas we have discussed? Have you found answers that you believe are right for you? Have you been able to reclaim any of the beliefs that you originally questioned? If so, what are specific examples where you have lived out a belief recently? <br />
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<br />To Jesse’s comment… “The purpose is to grow in our faith together…to try to live more like Jesus – together” Do you believe we are living more like Jesus together? Can you give some examples of how you see us doing this?<br />
<br />To Eve’s comment, “I would also love that through these meetings I would feel closer to God whether it be that I am accepting a deeper Truth than before or because I'm wrestling with Him with something.” Is that happening now? Or is it something you want to happen in the future?<br />
<br />What example would you give of something that has challenged you to change--To become better? <br />To Scot’s comment, “Establishing a common context is HARD work. Are we up for it?” Scot, if common context is not a priority for everyone, do you have additional ideas for another way forward?”<br />
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Hey everyone,<br /><br />So, lots of comments on the WTH! post... and honestly most of them bring more questioins to my mind.<br /><br />I don't know where to begin.<br /><br />Here is a section from the introduction of the Tim Keller book. Perhaps there is some Providential timeliness afoot...<br /><br />"Three generations ago, most people inherited rather than chose their religious faith. The great majority of people belonged to one of the historic, mainline Protestant churches or the Roman Catholic Church. Today, however, the now-dubbed “old-line” Protestant churches of cultural, inherited faith are aging and losing members rapidly. People are opting instead for a nonreligious life, for a non-institutional, personally constructed spirituality, or for orthodox, high-commitment religious groups that expect members to have a conversion experience. Therefore the population is paradoxically growing both more religious and less religious at once. Because doubt and belief are each on the rise, our political and public discourse on matters of faith and morality has become deadlocked and deeply divided. The culture wars are taking a toll. Emotions and rhetoric are intense, even hysterical. Those who believe in God and Christianity are out to “impose their beliefs on the rest of us” and “turn back the clock” to a less enlightened time . Those who don’t believe are “enemies of truth” and “purveyors of relativism and permissiveness.” We don’t reason with the other side; we only denounce. We have an impasse between the strengthening forces of doubt and belief, and this won’t be solved simply by calling for more civility and dialogue. Arguments depend on having commonly held reference points that both sides can hold each other to. When fundamental understandings of reality conflict, it is hard to find anything to which to appeal. The title of Alasdair MacIntyre’s book, Whose Justice? Which Rationality? says it all. Our problems are not going away soon.<br /><br />How can we find a way forward? First, each side should accept that both religious belief and skepticism are on the rise. Atheist author Sam Harris and Religious Right leader Pat Robertson should each admit the fact that his particular tribe is strong and increasing in influence. This would eliminate the self-talk that is rampant in each camp, namely that it will soon be extinct, overrun by the opposition. Nothing like that is imminently possible. If we stopped saying such things to ourselves it might make everyone more civil and generous toward opposing views. Such an admission is not only reassuring, but also humbling. There are still many of a secular turn of mind who confidently say orthodox faith is vainly trying to “resist the tide of history,” though there is no historical evidence that religion is dying out at all. Religious believers should also be much less dismissive of secular skepticism. Christians should reflect on the fact that such large sectors of our formerly largely Christian societies have turned their backs on faith. Surely that should lead to self-examination. The time for making elegant dismissive gestures toward the other side is past. Something more is now required. But what?"<br /><br />Keller, Timothy (2008-02-14). The Reason for God . Penguin Group US. Kindle Edition.<br /><br />I'll post more details about this coming Sunday in a day or two.<br /><br />Is 4pm start optimum for everyone?</div>
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I am more than willing to move forward with our plans to meet for discussion at my house this Sunday. Whether that conversation is a continuation of last week, or whether we take a break from that topic for a while is fine by me. I'm tempted to say maybe we should take a break from the topic for a week, for the sake of levity, since it looks like we might pick it up again the following week at Scot and Mary's. <br />
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If we do take a break, I think we can easily pick one the Nooma (Rob Bell) videos Jesse brought over the last time we met at my house. Discussion on those would be less theological and more personal, which may be a nice contrast to last week's discussion. I'm happy to make a couple pizzas again.<br />
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All of that being as it is,<b> I want to suggest that we play Sunday by ear as it looks like by that time we'll be in the thick of a pretty nasty winter storm (...again).</b> The last I heard, the worst of the snow is supposed to be hitting right around the time we would be breaking up to head home. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">I'm cancelling today. Hope to see you all at Scot and Mary's next week. </span>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719969455216999611noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-27294297857736505942014-02-27T13:08:00.000-05:002014-02-27T13:08:08.742-05:00WTH!<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Nancy got the ball rolling when before anything else was said she made a point of “out of respect” so as not to offend, asking for my opinion first and foremost. This was fine and I am not upset or troubled by it but it shows the low potential our gathering had for being anything more than gab fest. In affect her question stated the obvious: What Mary and I believe is incongruous with the majority and so as to keep from offending Scot and Mary lets find out where they stand on this specific topic so we know how to temper our own remarks. Gee, thanks for looking out, but that type of environment is not conducive to “discussion”. If real discussion is curtailed because of our presence are we justified in feeling as though we are a “wet blanket”?</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Do we want to discuss this book without a shared context? By the way trying to cover this book in a onetime gathering is very optimistic. There is a chapter focused on hell, perhaps we should limit our “discussion” to that alone. If you need the book or that chapter let me know and we can try to figure out how to accommodate you in that way.</span></div>
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Scothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016510304939198260noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-64494551153029811552014-02-21T16:38:00.001-05:002014-02-21T16:38:32.922-05:00Hellbound - againThis Sunday, the 23rd we'll meet at <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/at2ul">Eve, Zack, Chris and Julia's house</a> in Weinland Park, 4:00ish to 6:30. Let's take another go at watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cE7C2hArzE">Hellbound</a>. When Zack and I were in Cambodia this topic was what caused us to change organizations. I feel like we scoured the subject then and frankly I got tired of hurting over it so I stopped searching for concrete answers. It'd be interesting to me to discuss this again and with a very different group. <br />
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EveEvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04269534963857212750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-88066711585372536242014-02-15T11:00:00.000-05:002014-02-15T11:00:05.320-05:00Global Gallery TodayThank goodness Matt called me this morning! I lost a day or two somewhere in the week and thought it was only Friday today. <br />
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I have space reserved at Global Gallery today at 3:00 p.m. I have missed an awful lot of gatherings due to health and the plan was to talk about community today. It seems we have had various problems around getting together. The weather has been the primary culprit. Perhaps it would be a good idea to talk about what we want out of the Cohort and what we are willing to give to the Cohort. I know that I have not been as much a part of our group as I should have been. I guess that's why I have been concerned, lately. We are lacking in the communication aspect of community. <br />
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I'd appreciate hearing from the rest of you so that we can address any issues that need to be discussed. I think that we can be strengthened by having a good conversation. I hope to see you there ready to have a coffee buzz-on.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371901421411142662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-35271114277126177912014-02-08T21:51:00.001-05:002014-02-08T21:52:25.599-05:00Hunger Games...?<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Hello everyone - </span><br />
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What I found as I read was surprising, though. Especially near the end, I felt my own shoulders drop and an exhale of breath I didn't realize I'd been holding. </div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719969455216999611noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-1550367577477591392014-01-22T08:01:00.000-05:002014-01-22T08:01:05.553-05:00Three Reasons You're Not Too Smart for OrthodoxyHey friends,<br />
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I came across this blog post today. Thought you all might find it interesting. It's short and leaves lots of room for comment, so I'd like to hear yours...<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So the flu bug has infiltrated the Hamilton house this week. Haezel had it Sunday and I was down with it yesterday. Both of us are feeling much better now, but there are two other bodies in the house. Our fingers are crossed that it wont be extended further, we'll see how it goes. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Anyway, the cohort meeting is planned for our house this weekend. We are going to watch the new documentary "Hellbound?". You can follow the link above to find out more info. It is a great documentary on the historical reference to hell, as well as the different current day ideas of hell in American churches. Many "popular" emergent types as well as some, lets call them "traditional" christians, make appearances in the film. Its definitely a film our cohort should view and discuss. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We are going to make a pot of soup, most likely pasta fazoli (which has been a hit in the past) to share. We will plan on eating around <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">5 pm</a>. Our girls will be leaving around 530 for their Awana service, if we start the movie then, it will give us time to watch and discuss a little before they get back home.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you want to bring anything to share that would be great. We wont turn down extra food or drink. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">PS ---- congrats to Jesse & Kelly on the new addition and thanks for doin it a little more "normal" this time.</span></div>
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Matt Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090676502918926592noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-37818485706163953942014-01-17T10:55:00.000-05:002014-01-17T10:55:09.495-05:00Celebration of the Faithful - Out with the old, renewing perspectiveSo, its 2014. This Celebration is inspired by my housemates Chris and Julia. We'll take time to think about our 2013 on a personal level and reflect. Then take a look at this new year. Another theme is "surrender."<br />
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5:00 pm Sunday, Jan 19th<br />
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Looking forward to seeing you all!<br />
No meal with this. I'll have some light snacks but no need to bring anything.<br />
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If anyone can help with or needs a ride, carpool etc. post in the comments or email.<br />
<br />Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04269534963857212750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-78846042854334023322014-01-12T17:20:00.002-05:002014-01-12T17:20:29.452-05:00Future Happenings!Hello everyone and Happy New Year!<br />
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Curt, Matt and I are just wrapping up the planning meeting and we're pretty excited about the things to come.<br />
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A huge thank you to Eve for sending out the email that got us all thinking and discussing what we'd like to do over the next few months, and for all of you who sent your suggestions. <br />
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Please check the Google calendar from now until the end of March, as we've included as many of your suggestions as we could fit in. We've "assigned" [read: suggested] dates and times for all your events. If the date and/or time doesn't work for you, feel free to swap out with someone or just adjust the calendar on your own. <br />
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Note that for each of the events that are discussing a particular book/video/podcast/idea, there is a link to the material in the calendar appointment so we all have a chance to be on the same page. <br />
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Hope to see you all next week for a Celebration of the Faithful at Eve and Zach's. <br />
<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719969455216999611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-7306935272492411332014-01-03T19:38:00.001-05:002014-01-03T19:38:27.253-05:00A Few Reminders Hi friends -<br />
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This Sunday, January 5, at 4pm we will meet at Jacqui's house for a time of prayer. This won't be your typical "sit in a circle and take requests" prayer time. We have planned several interactive and contemplative "stations" in the hopes of guiding participants on a prayer "journey," thinking back over the past year and looking ahead to 2014.<br />
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Everyone is welcome, and we hope to meet some new friends as well! Email Jacqui at jacquibuschor<at>gmail.com for her address and any more info you might need. </at><br />
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Also, for all of you cohortians - we need to make some New Years plans! So let's meet on Sunday January 12th at Global Gallery on North High St. at 4pm to put a few things on the calendar.<br />
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It looks as though "the fates" are not allowing us to pull off the Cohort Christmas party tonight.<br />
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At this point we are pondering a reschedule as opposed to a total scrapping.<br />
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Would you be able to join us in Reindeer Games next weekend? If so Sat. or Sun. at 5:30?<br />
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Scothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016510304939198260noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-18101725910292956372013-12-02T07:03:00.001-05:002013-12-02T07:03:45.813-05:00Community NightHello everyone -<br />
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Hope your Advent is off to a good start. The calendar says I'm hosting a community night this Sunday evening, but I'll be speaking at an event out of town that weekend, so I'm wondering who would be available to meet Wednesday evening (Dec 11) instead. 5:30 or 6pm, whatever works as a balance between those of you with kids and getting off work.<br />
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I'll cook something light. Feel free to bring something if you'd like.<br />
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We'll do some catching up, and I'll try to track something Advent/waiting related for us to discuss.<br />
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Let me know how the day change works or if you have any ideas. Rides can be arranged.<br />
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Looking forward to seeing all who can attend!Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719969455216999611noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-34418054653331330642013-11-15T16:00:00.001-05:002013-11-15T18:22:05.092-05:00Gathering 11.17.13Hi everyone -<br>
<br>For our gathering this week, we will go to hear our friend Jacque speaking/preaching at Hilltop Lutheran Church this <b>Sunday morning at 10am</b>. The address is <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">12 South Terrace Avenue, Columbus, OH 43204. Dress and worship atmosphere is casual. If we know you are coming, we'll try to save a spot on the pew for ya! </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><br></div>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15222273525666828338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-79336568024330852502013-11-10T20:37:00.001-05:002013-11-10T20:37:44.510-05:00Good posts from Rob BellRob bell has blogging on his tumblr almost daily for the past week - medium length posts going through biblical stories like Jonah, that include great quotes like this one- <div><br></div><div>"The story is extremely subversive because it insists that your enemy may be more open to God’s redeeming love than you are."<div><br></div><div>If interested, read more here: <a href="http://robbellcom.tumblr.com/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://robbellcom.tumblr.com/</a> </div><div><br></div></div>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15222273525666828338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-69598823088255938662013-11-07T10:23:00.000-05:002013-11-07T10:24:17.709-05:00Cousin Baby BlessingThis coming Sunday at 4:30pm we will get together at the Orban and Schroeder house at <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1414+Hamlet+St,+Columbus,+OH&hl=en&sll=39.982951,-82.990829&sspn=0.574532,1.234589&oq=1414+Hamlet+St.+&t=h&hnear=1414+Hamlet+St,+Columbus,+Ohio+43201&z=16">1414 Hamlet St. Columbus, OH 43201</a>. <br />
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We will be celebrating the pregnancies and coming births of Kellye, Jesse and Aleli's new baby girl and Eve and Zack's new baby boy. Led by Mary and Scott and it will be a time of prayer and encouragement for these new lives and the transitions to come. (Not a baby shower.)<br />
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Come with a good memory to share about your own parents and think about what it means to be a parent. We will also have a potluck. Please post to the blog if you can come and/or if you will bring something.<br />
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See you there!Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04269534963857212750noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-12277057353527447832013-11-01T10:08:00.000-04:002013-11-01T10:08:29.334-04:00No Film Night Tonight/Goodbye Party for Cohoons Saturday<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I just realized that the faith, film, and philosophy night at our house was still on the calendar. We are actually not having it tonight. The Cohoons goodbye party is tomorrow night at 8pm.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Call or email Nikki for more details.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Warmly, Julia Orban</span>Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04269534963857212750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-90269537416333466232013-10-23T17:51:00.000-04:002013-10-23T17:51:16.994-04:00COTF @ Cohoons<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
This Sunday, the Cohoons will be hosting a celebration of the faithful at our house from 5-7 pm. With this being a time of transition or change for so many of us, we thought it would be nice to really just spend time enjoying this wonderful community we have, and share in communion and a meal. </div>
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We look forward to a time of catching up, sharing, and enjoying one another's company around the dinner table. Please comment with what you would like to bring as a dish to share. We will plan on making a big pot of soup. If someone would like to bring communion items, let me know, or I can pick them up.</div>
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nikkitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556822030001063477noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-89722926038183964132013-10-14T09:45:00.001-04:002013-10-14T09:45:08.954-04:00Some interesting thingsHello everyone -<br />
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It was good to see a few of you yesterday at Global Gallery. <br />
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By request, here are a few items I've mentioned to a few of you lately.<br />
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Brene' Brown's TED talks and profile:<br />
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The You Made it Weird podcast interview of Rob Bell:<br />
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Yesterday a few of us discussed missing the conversation that used to happen more regularly through the blog and committed to putting more effort into that again. So if you've got thoughts on any of these things, or another conversation you'd like to start, let us know!Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719969455216999611noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607953.post-35971987744132368922013-10-11T21:49:00.000-04:002013-10-11T21:49:49.517-04:00Gathering on Oct 13Hello, friends!<br />
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The calendar says we're meeting this Sunday from 4-6pm at Global Gallery / the park. There's a chance of rain, so I'm guessing the coffee shop is the safest bet, though I'm sure we can be flexible.<br />
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I was thinking about this video of Brene Brown, author of Daring Greatly and of TED talk fame, this week. I thought maybe we could start discussion here. It's a short video, but it touches on several issues so there are lots of potential jumping off points.<br />
http://www.theworkofthepeople.com/jesus-wept<br />
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As always, if you've got something else on your mind, bring it along and speak up.<br />
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I'm looking forward to seeing everyone after last week's hiatus.<br />
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