Who knew we could actually care about the earth - and be christians at the same time???
A few weeks ago, we had Carl Safina (president of the Blue Ocean Institute - and extremely well known) speak at our church for both services on Sunday. As Pastor Ken said, it was the first time we've ever had an atheist speak from the pulpit. Carl was great and actually received a standing ovation at the end of the 11am service. It was a great week and we truly were grateful he came to speak to us.
Carl and Ken met a few years ago and have developed a unique, and quite amazing friendship over the past few years. Here are the links to some of the articles and pictures from the event - as well as blog posts from Carl and Ken. They are worth the read and show we are making progress at bridging a divide that has been there for a long time. Vineyard and the Blue Ocean Institute have actually formed a collaborative (Friendship Collaborative) - which is also extremely amazing.
Good press about the church (especially the one I attend) is always great!
Article on Mi-Live.com - http://blog.mlive.com/judy_mcgovern/2009/03/file_it_under_only_in_ann_arbo.html
Pictures (from Kirk D.) - http://gallery.me.com/kirkhabitat#100382
Ken's Blog - http://kenwilsononline.com/
Carl's Blog - http://carlsafina.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/488/
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