Grace to you and peace.

 

There are a number of issues about which people feel very passionate.  They sometimes feel so passionate that genuine conversation is not a realistic possibility.  Voices get louder, memes get more biting, silos grow taller.  And how faith shapes us gets lost in the culture wars.

 

During the month of September I will address some of these issues in a sermon series entitled Faith At The Fractures.  The purpose of this sermon series is to help create an environment where genuine conversation takes place.  I covet your input.

 

Please choose five of the topics listed below.  (Feel free to add a topic if it is on your heart but not on the list.)  Choose the five you think are the most important in this time and place.  Put a 1 by the topic you think is most important, a 2 by the topic you think is the next most important, and so on through 5.  These sermons are intended to be conversation starters, not conversation enders.  I will not be telling you how you should think about a particular topic.  I will be sharing with you how the Christian faith has shaped how I think about each topic.  If your faith has brought you to a different place I welcome a conversation.  I know I still have much to learn.

 

Here is the list of topics.  Choose and rank by importance five of them, and send your list to chuck@seabrookumc.org.  I welcome any comments or stories you wish to add.  Please have your list to me no later than Thursday, August 15.

 

Abortion

Climate Change

Gun Violence

Immigration

Prison System

Racism

Sexism

Sexuality

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Pax,

Rev. Chuck Weber