I had the pleasure of a spontaneous lunch today. Robert Palmai and I went to Flippers on Bank Street. We sat at the window seat and looked down on Bank Street. What a great neighbourhood!!
Lunch included lots of discussion about the church, families and some exciting ideas for the future. It's great that, as colleagues, we're able to spark off of each other.
In the afternoon, I had a pastoral visit, followed by work on the computer. I can't imagine NOT having a computer and being able to communicate with a lot of people by e-mail. E-mails, working on a brochure, working on a poster, pulling up an old file.
In the evening, I hosted our first learning event with George Hermanson. He's a friend, mentor and colleague who has a depth of knowledge about process theology. We had 16 people attend and it was a great group. Lot of good discussion...a few raised eyebrows at new and different terms...history of philosophy...metaphysics...science and religion....Alfred N. Whitehead...
It's great to always be learning and challenging ourselves. His presentation reminded me of how our worldviews really affect the way we are and the decisions that we make. I even see this with my children -- how their worldviews are different from mine. Yet, my worldview shapes them and their worldview shapes me. As George says, we live in a relational world and are constantly being changed by the events of our lives. Yet, some worldviews can be very negative especially when one person believes that they are the centre of the universe and that everyone revolves around them. Another negative worldview is that humans are the centre of the earth and that everything was made to be used and consumed by humans. This is very destructive, as we've seen around the globe.
Ahhhh, life is so complicated sometimes...and yet, it's great to be able to ponder on these things.
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