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For those who are hurting church should be a hospital, not a hiding place

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.

Change and Tolerance in the Church

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.

Video of Today’s Coffee Talk: Does Age Matter in Worship?

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?

Way, Way, Way, Back, Back, Back… to the Mytho-Poetic, Baby!

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.” 

Style or Simplicity: What do Millennials Want in Their Worship Experience?

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.

“Prayer is my communion”

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.”

Join SpokaneFāVS today for a Coffee Talk on “Unlearning Hate”

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."

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