How should the faith community respond to mental health? As we look to answer this question it is important to first note how we often respond to our own struggles.
As we were nearly out of time, my co-panelist the Rev. Scott Kinder-Pyle was just able to pose the question, “How do we tolerate those who are intolerant?” in response. Such complex and ever-relevant ideas and questions deserve a response, so rather than allowing the end of the Coffee Talk to be the end of the conversation, I will address them here.
How does our birth year influence the way we worship or think about faith? Does it have any influence at all, or are the differences just between styles of worship?
they seemed to sway the question of Intergenerational Worship away—way, way, far and away—from the ‘Entertain-Me’ inclinations of the infamous Baby Boomer generation. And for the most part, I said “Thank the Lord and Pass the Candles.”
Modern, stylistic, rock worship is employed in many churches today as a method of outreach to millennials and members of generation Z.
The question is whether that’s really what young people want.
You might be deemed foolish by friends or acquaintances if you say you “pray.” But what do they know of how I “pray,” how you “pray?” There are too many stereotypes and distortions about praying and they may not be what I mean at all when I say I “pray.”
Since there has been an uptick in racist vandalism and hate speech in the past few months, SpokaneFāVS will be hosting a Coffee Talk discussion this month on "Unlearning Hate."