by Chris Walters | Jan 12, 2014 | Bible, Sermons, Theology
Every good story has to have conflict, otherwise it’s not a story. I remember many years ago when I was a student at Columbia College Chicago studying fiction writing, we sat in semi-circles in four-hour class sessions practicing all sorts of visualization and...
by Chris Walters | Nov 10, 2013 | Sermons, Stewardship
Recently we had a little issue in the church office when we ran out of toner for the printer/copier. Long story short, I drove up to the Canon distribution facility on a rainy day because we had to have that toner to print the newsletter, bulletins, etc. When I...
by Chris Walters | Nov 3, 2013 | Sermons
Last week I walked around Plainfield Township Cemetery taking pictures, reading tombstones, and meditating on the meaning of this weekend of Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day when we celebrate the lives of people who have gone before us. I asked many...
by Chris Walters | Oct 2, 2013 | Science, Theology
The following is a paper I presented to the Theological Study Group East of the Northern Illinois Conference of the UMC on September 26, 2013. There are precious few scholars in the dialog between science and theology that are experts in both disciplines. Lee Silver...
by Chris Walters | Jun 26, 2013 | Bible, Theology
From one perspective, today’s Supreme Court decisions in the DOMA and California Prop 8 cases move the U.S.A. much further down the road to full equality for same-sex couples and their civil liberties to freely live family life and enjoy the same benefits afforded...