That evening, on that bridge, carrying that candle, singing that song, I had a sense of God within me and among all of us there. I made a decision that night that I would live my life trying to work against racism, militarism and materialism. I had no idea what that meant but that was who and what I was going to be. “I had decided to follow Jesus, no turning back, no turning back”
Read more →This Saturday, November 12th, a group of us from First UMC of Boulder are heading to Occupy Denver. We will participate in the march in the morning, have conversation at Racine’s at noon and attend the general assembly in the afternoon.
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We believe that human beings experience longing for meaning, purpose, connection to others and a desire for transcendence beyond oneself. From early in the history of humanity, religions emerged and evolved in response to that longing. But we also know that while the institutions spawned by religion have had many positive influences, they also at times have inflicted great pain...