define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Comments on: A sacred story in need of a plot http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/ One part facial hair. Two parts moxy. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Damn Yankees and UU morality tales at Making Chutney http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/comment-page-1/#comment-4131 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:38:26 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/#comment-4131 […] As such, it mimics a typical form of prophetic discourse, so Fausto is in good company here. But we don’t need a morality tale. Morality tales don’t have good plots. They are mere-stories, not plot-stories. We don’t need a Unitarian Universalist version of the Prodigal Son, a story that says it will all be alright if we will just come home. We need a sacred story that compels us to risk harm for the sake of another, to venture new, bold things that embody our message to the world. […]

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By: arbitrarymarks.com » Blog Archive » Daily Scribe Jamboree - Sept 22 2006 http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/comment-page-1/#comment-4064 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:00:12 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/#comment-4064 […] Chutney on Story and Liberal Religion Will on What Buddhists Look Like LoFi Tribe on James Luther Adams …as well as his thoughts on Liberal Decision Making Mark Goodacre – Reading the Bible Responsibly (hopefully he’ll review it) […]

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By: chutney http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/comment-page-1/#comment-4059 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:09:36 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/#comment-4059 Will do, and many thanks for starting the conversation.

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By: Mike Hogue http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/comment-page-1/#comment-4058 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:59:40 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/#comment-4058 chutney,

I hope you’ll visit my blog discussion again since I have tried to clarify what I mean by “crisis” in a recent post. I’d like to hear from you what you think.

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By: fouralarmfire http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/comment-page-1/#comment-4047 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:53:18 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2006/09/20/a-story-in-need-of-a-plot/#comment-4047 i like it, chutney. a lot. liberating religion — that’s the fork i want. you got the map?

the perpetual crisis/change management issue makes me think of Al Gore’s polar bears. apparently, we are a bunch of polar bears who think we are awesome swimmers. but, any good UU knows what happened to those bears…

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