Epiphany Episcopal Chicago

Epiphany Nights

Our current Epiphany Nights series takes place on Thursdays evenings at 6pm

So, what, exactly, is “Epiphany Nights?”

Well, exactly, it’s Grace in Community, Epiphany in Conversation. Yes, I mean all the puns. No, I’m not ducking the answer. We began with lots of folks with different styles and different questions wondering about similar things:

“What does it mean to be: On the Way/Christian/Not sure if one is Christian/Jesus is compelling/ spiritual non-religious?”
“What does it mean to be a member of this community in Christ/ Where does faith go from here/How do I live my faith?”

We talked about books - A Generous Orthodoxy, by Brian McLaren, and Blue Like Jazz, nonreligious thoughts on Christian spirituality, by Donald Miller, for example. And music - Wilco, Widespread Panic, Ian Brown, Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, U2, the Goo Goo Dolls, or songs from our various hymnals. We began sharing favorite or newly discovered websites - emergentvillage.org, thesimpleway.org, ship-of-fools.com, one.org, eenonline.org, etc.

And thus we began to gather to “re-imagine Christianity,” to experience God in everyday life, to study Scripture in a disciplined way, to watch movies, read books, think theologically, make music, enjoy good friends and good fun, and pray together.

This is a bit like Wikipedia. Wikipedia is communal, complex, and accurate because the structure facilitates participation, and people give their best to the entries and peer review process. “Wiki-Christianity” works because people show up and participate and give.

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