- Due Monday, Feb.11 (typed, hard copy please)
- Assignment: Please write a 1-2 page reflection on your take-away thoughts from this piece. Include at least two key quotes. Your reflection should reveal a thorough understanding of Lewis' concept as well as your own reflection. Personal pronouns are okay in this response.
A thought before we start...
- Philippians 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
- We are seekers of truth over comfort or control. We must take "one another seriously-no flippancy, no superiority, no presumption" (9).
- Is it possible to discuss these heavy truths with people who hold a variety of beliefs?
- What shuts people down?
- What norms can we practice to create an open space for all?
- What does it take for my own heart to be safe and open at the same time?
- Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character.
Before we begin...
- Can God (or a god) co-exist in a world with pain and suffering?
- If God is good, why doesn't s/he prevent suffering?
- Is pain ever good?
- Is pain our fault?
- Can a painless world include free will?
- What stance or perspective helps people best deal with pain/suffering?
- What is the cost of not making meaning of pain/suffering?
Reading time...Let's read as much of the text out loud as we can today.
HW: Focus on your response to The Weight of Glory. We will pick up PoP on Monday.
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