Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Repentence

12 Apr Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Repentence

Last Sunday my sermon featured the important concepts of repentance and mind. Many Christians do not fully grasp the connection between some of Christianity’s key concepts with the larger context of Greek philosophy and religion. The message of repentance (metanoia)  is an invitation to change one’s mind, to live into a new direction and orientation for life. Paul’s use of the philosophical term “mind” (nous) is similar to Spirit, and Paul boldly proclaims that we have, share, are the mind of Christ.

Pastor Pat Bailey

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Editor’s Note: Dr. Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church, is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1987. For 16 years, Pat served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He is also an Iraq War veteran. Pastor Pat holds several degrees: a Master of Divinity from Columbia Seminary, a Master of Theology in comparative religion from Emory University, and (recently) a Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary. His primary professional interests are interfaith spirituality, evolutionary consciousness, nature spirituality – and accompanying others in spiritual community. To that end, Pastor Pat has been blogging on Telluride Inside… and Out for years. His “Insights” series continues weekly and now often in the form of videos capturing Pastor Pat’s affirming messages.