by David | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
A few years ago I had the joy of attending a series of workshops/presentations by Andrew Harvey, who has been called a modern mystic. Two memories stand out. One is his excitement when talking about the Sacred. The other is how his excitement caused him to sometimes...
by David | Jun 5, 2013 | From Other Blogs, Guest Post
More and more I find myself responding, “I am not a guy,” to waiters in restaurants, to educated people at conferences, and even to people in progressive churches who refer to groups of women and men as “you guys.” Sometimes these are groups of all women, and still...
by David | May 19, 2013 | Guest Post
A guest post by Marg Herder Many years ago, I didn’t think about it. The words for God were male, exclusively. That’s how I was raised. That’s all I knew. I was probably 30 years old before I first heard someone call God “She.” And it...
by David | Apr 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here is another excerpt from a Q and A sheet that was created at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian in Austin to help answer some common questions about inclusive language. You can see the whole thing on our “Resources” page. (see tab above) I worry that we...
by David | Apr 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from a sermon delivered at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on February 12, 2012. Jim is addressing two concerns: some people don’t think inclusive language (non-gendered references to God) is important, and some people agree...