Month: December 2014

Don: I have put on hold my plan to discuss biblical vignettes in which Jesus breaks down the separateness of our social groupings and tries to make vivid the idea that he is the god of all mankind, so that we can discuss points that arose last week. It was suggested that the notion of…

Don: We have discussed the Mystery of Goodness and the Mystery of Evil. Today, we will discuss our third Mystery, that which Paul said had been “hidden since the foundation of the world.” It is the truth that god is the god of all mankind. What does this mean from a theological perspective? What does…

Jason: Last week’s meeting was somewhat spoiled for the Skype participants due to a bad connection, so I will summarize that discussion here: We began by trying to outline the story of pain throughout the bible, starting with the introduction of pain in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:16) where god talks about increasing the…