Recent content by Dave Henderson

Thanks revjohn, Balanced and thoughtful as always.

The United Church's General Council Executive recently passed a series of proposals, that if passed, will effectively eliminate Designated Lay Ministry (DLM). Why is this happening? Do you consider DLM a "lesser" ministry than ordained or diaconal? Is the United Church eliminating this stream...

I share your angst Seeler. But we both know from history that there are times of foreboding and worry in every generation. Millions died during World War One, massacred by a new weapon called the machine gun. Millions more died during the depression, cut down by malnutrition, or in North...

Agreed Jae...and it does look like my brush was too broad in the first statement (re: the same pot).

Hi Chansen, You may be right on the face of it, but as I said in my original post, it is far more nuanced. It also came down to who didn't vote for Hilary Clinton. 33% of Bernie Sanders voters declared they would not vote for Hilary Clinton. That is a huge constituency. The general consensus...

Hi Jae, Regarding your first point, I didn't say that millions of white Christian evangelicals who voted for Trump weren't intelligent and thoughtful. If the way I made my statement inferred that, it was by accident. In fact what I'm trying to do is move away from broad statements that paint...

Hello Bette the Red, Your statement is horribly over-simplified and terribly unfair. First, 16% of white evangelical Christians voted for Hilary Clinton. So in a single sentence, you have dumped millions of thoughtful, intelligent, Caucasian evangelical Christians into the same pot as those...

And sometimes it's okay to sit back and enjoy the scenery as the derail takes us into new territory...

I was going to take a wrist shot at blessings and miracles, but you folks seemed to have stick handled your way into science, scientists, the scientific purview of engineering and who's in net but Bill Nye the science guy! I'm heading back to the bench for a pull on my water bottle...;-) Not...

Now I get it...I was referring to "this United Church of ours" in the context of my campaign, not Wondercafe2. Of course I realize the cafe welcomes all people into the conversation, which is one of the reasons it's such a stimulating and often sassy place! Pardon my muddledly mixed message mes ami!

Why is the phrase "This United Church of ours" so funny Jae?

This thread has taken an interesting turn. And it speaks directly to an essential component of the United With God campaign. That is, that while folks in this United Church of ours may differ on the nature of God, we come together as a loving community to celebrate the existence of God.

Hi Everybody, thank you for your prayers, thoughts and statements as we work through our grief regarding the heartbreaking shootings in Quebec City. By and large, your thoughtful posts reflect the fact the primary purpose of this thread is prayer, reflection and joining as a community in...

Hi Seeler, Like many Christians, I proclaim God and my love for God in various ways: - I try to proclaim God in the life I live, the words I speak, the actions I take, the actions I don't take, - I will end emails or messages with "God bless", if I know the recipients are comfortable hearing or...

Once again Chansen, you are just throwing out abstract terms like "many." How many is many? Regardless, this shadowy "many" you refer to are simply recipients like all the others of the message I am proclaiming through United With God. I have been called, by God, to joyfully proclaim God in my...