In last Sunday's sermon, "From Garden to Ghetto to Giants," I discuss what Ken Wilber calls the two major views of human evil and how to overcome it: the recapture-goodness model and the growth-to-goodness model. I then ask which of these is most supported by...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] The farther I go down this road of our spiritual development, the more I am convinced that the spiritual life is not so much about who God is as about who I am and who we are and that those...
How do we avoid letting our fears and frustrations control our thoughts and feelings and actions? How do we say "Yes!" to the various wonderful circumstances we encounter each day. To me, that is not a matter of submission to a supernatural entity that controls everything....
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] A concept that I find in a variety of spiritual traditions, including Christianity, is mysticism. It is the assertion that what we most deeply seek in our spiritual lives is something that is already real and true and has...
At Christ Presbyterian Church, Telluride, we describe ourselves this way: "A progressive, inclusive, evolutionary Christian community that values the unique quality of your spiritual journey toward a more authentic life." To understand what we mean by "evolutionary," please listen to last Sunday's sermon about why evolutionary consciousness is important for...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] These are exciting times at Christ Church. We had almost 500 people attend our two Christmas Eve services last week. I brought to my congregation a short message about the "Cosmic Face of Christ" that seemed to strike a...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] During the season of Advent, I have been conducting a sermon series entitled "The Many Faces of Christ." We have talked about the historical face of the human person Jesus of Nazareth, the confessional face of the Christ found...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] Part of our recent conversation at Christ Church has been about the importance of mythology as a conveyor of truth. Some folks become a bit nervous when I describe the New Testament accounts of the life of Jesus as a...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] From its inception as a community church and the first congregation organized in Telluride, the name has always been “Christ” Church. The Presbyterian moniker was added almost 50 years later when a struggling church in the midst of the...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] At Christ Church we now conduct an adult spiritual education program on Sunday mornings, 8:30-9:30 AM. We enjoy a continental breakfast, one another’s company, and the freedom of open and unfettered discussion. The materials we are using for our current...
