| Index |
Opening |
Closing |
Commentary |
Discussion |
References and Videos |
| Opening by Ken |
| Ken reported on the conference call last week with Fr Richard Rohr, the
author of our last study "Immortal Diamond". |
| Introductions |
| 25 persons were present, about 5 new to our book discussions. Welcome and
brief introductions. Wayne and Jock explained their interest in the subject,
and the needs to be more open about talking about death in the church. |
| Videos to introduce the two authors. |
| Moody 1 - Paul Perry, from a visit to Moody?s residence in Alabama. This was a
5 minute excerpt from a 1 hour documentary. The 1 hour documentary is available
on Amazon. |
| Moody 2 - Lilou Mace, from a Marseille Conference on NDE. Full Youtube LINK. In class we edited only 10 minutes of a half hour program. |
| Edited 15 minuite piece posted to youtube here LINK |
| Spong 3 - The Richness of Life - An Interview with Faith Middleton, on PBS Radio, (with photos). PBS LINK. |
| Course Overview and a personal reflection. by Jock and Wayne. 10 min each |
Jock - Bringing Science into the Christian understanding of Death. PowerPoint PDF.
Wayne - Returning Hope to the Christian understanding of Death. (Wayne's notes to follow) |
| Discussion Notes |
| A short discussion was held with all together. Subsequently we will have
our usual small group discussions. Georgie shared how she had had 2 NDE's
in hospital, and had the experience of the tunnel of bright light. Bonnae
shared how her mother reported how she had talked to Jesus in the hall
of the hospital where she could see the staff trying to save her. Interestingly
she was aware of the people praying for her at the time. Dianne reported
how she had a dream of goodbye from her grandmother, another of encouragement
from a friend whose funeral she was to sing at, and a visitation from deceased
friend to assure her that everything was OK. |
| References & Videos Related to Session |
Handouts:
1. NDE Take-Aways by David Sunfellow of the Mustard Seed Ventures.
2. Course Outline for the 10 weeks. (A bit tentative)
3. Link to Mustard Seed Ventures, an interesting group "Seeking to understand, experience, and extend the kingdom." But one that is interested in The Jesus Seminar, the Historical Jesus movement and NDE's. |
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| Closing |
| A moving video "How one generation loves the next generation learns" |
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