So that little thing that we call The Protestant Reformation? You know the one. Apparently, it didn’t stick. Well, at least not all of it. While Martin Luther may have convinced the people of his time that Papal Indulgences–getting an extra leg up on going to heaven by giving money to the Catholic Church–were silly and completely unethical, it appears that thinking is now outmoded.
Now, I certainly will not make the claim that a fair-share pledge to Northwoods will get you to heaven. It would be in poor taste for me to promise that you’ll end up in a place that I don’t believe in. But I can promise that it will get us that much closer to being The Church That We Know We’re Capable Of Being. It’ll help us roll up our sleeves and get down to the business of building a more loving, peaceful, ethical, interconnected and just world.
And isn’t that what the kingdom of God is really about?
So you don’t believe in heaven?…Or you don’t believe in “heaven” as it is traditionally perceived?
Selfishly, one of the only reasons I try to believe in a higher being is that I want to have a spot in “heaven” when this life is over.
I think we are capable of being a very wonderful church, indeed. The more involved I get at Northwoods, the more I think so. Here’s hoping that this year’s pledge drive moves us closer to being able to realize the amazing potential of this church.
The Parallel Universe.
Heaven is right under our nose. Next to us. Hello, others that have been released from their fleshly homes!
Physicists talk of the Parallel Universe and astronomers speak of the ‘new’ earth.
I have dipped my toe into that Universe Next To Us and it is Good.
Love,