tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470085195591774041.post3801948488577621363..comments2023-06-12T08:14:14.188-07:00Comments on Chalice Notes: Sermon - "No is Not a Dirty Word"Rev. Kent Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062965954473380435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470085195591774041.post-57942822145764930942011-02-07T19:46:08.974-08:002011-02-07T19:46:08.974-08:00Sorry for the typos. It was late!!!Sorry for the typos. It was late!!!sericmarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640057723178933549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470085195591774041.post-33872134624139618072011-02-07T00:51:42.316-08:002011-02-07T00:51:42.316-08:00Today' sermons blends with last week's ser...Today' sermons blends with last week's sermon. Two areas I am vitally concerned with. Growing up in the 60' and 70's, social action was considered imperative. This is distinct form the conservative view which embraces and supports social hierarchy. However, life experience makes me wear sunglasses with jade lenses and life begins to take on a tone of cynicism. My experience with corporate America is that is very slow to embrace change and Social Action is not its highest priority. I also have encountered extreme jaundiced prejudice in this arena. Not wanting to cave into abject cynicism, I have been asking myself the questions asked in the last two sermons. How much effort do we spend developing our individual selves, ie setiing boundaries between self and society? And given the extent of discord in today's world, how does this individual validate himself and embrace change without succumbing to abject cynicism and giving up? These are two issues that confront me daily. Anyone have any insights???sericmarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640057723178933549noreply@blogger.com