http://christenlight.podomatic.com Christ Enlight is a spirituality that understands Jesus' teachings to be wisdom and enlightenment teachings in the spirit of all the great teachers of all traditions. We seek to transcend the kind of religion that divides us and move instead into an inclusive spirituality that honors all people as bearers of divinity! en-us podOmatic RSS Generator Mon, 07 May 2012 03:16:27 GMT bergland,bishop,christ,craig,enlight,interfaith,justice,meditation,social,spirituality Give it a listen! no no Craig Bergland Christ Enlight is a spirituality that understands Jesus' teachings to be wisdom and enlightenment teachings in the spirit of all the great teachers of all traditions. We seek to transcend the kind of religion that divides us and move instead into an inclusive spirituality that honors all people as bearers of divinity! <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_4806326.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Episode 35 of The Christ Enlight II Podcast is the May Milwaukee Christ Enlight Gathering. Enjoy! Our topic is "Developing a Spiritual Practice." http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-05-06T17_21_48-07_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-05-06T17_21_48-07_00 Sun, 06 May 2012 23:49:58 GMT 2012-05-07 2012-05-06 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland bergland,christ,craig,enlight,spirituality 3622 no Episode 35 of The Christ Enlight II Podcast is the May Milwaukee Christ Enlight Gathering. Enjoy! Our topic is "Developing a Spiritual Practice." <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_4789548.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today's Christ Enlight II Podcast is the readings and homily from the Ordination of The Rev. John Lowey, EFR, as a Deacon. Bishop Craig discusses service, challenges, Deacons, contemplation, and the problem with the institutional, corporate model of Church http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-05-05T14_43_34-07_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-05-05T14_43_34-07_00 Sat, 05 May 2012 21:08:14 GMT 2012-05-05 2012-05-05 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland bergland,church,contemplation,corporate,craig,deacon,institution,ordination 1309 no Today's Christ Enlight II Podcast is the readings and homily from the Ordination of The Rev. John Lowey, EFR, as a Deacon. Bishop Craig discusses service, challenges, Deacons, contemplation, and the problem with the institutional, corporate model of Church <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_4806326.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />It's official, religion is dead! Find out why on this episode of Christ Enlight! http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-05-01T14_36_22-07_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-05-01T14_36_22-07_00 Tue, 01 May 2012 21:15:32 GMT 2012-05-01 2012-05-01 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland christ,dead,enlight,religion,spirituality 2249 no It's official, religion is dead! Find out why on this episode of Christ Enlight! <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_5004814.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today on Christ Enlight we examine the truth that there are now really three distinct Christianities. http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-19T15_41_18-07_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-19T15_41_18-07_00 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:25:41 GMT 2012-04-19 2012-04-19 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland christ,christianity,enlight,holiness,spirituality 2016 no Today on Christ Enlight we examine the truth that there are now really three distinct Christianities. <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_5017651.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />The topic for the April Christ Enlight Gathering, held on Easter Sunday, was - not surprisingly - resurrection and what it means in our lives today. http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-08T21_52_48-07_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-08T21_52_48-07_00 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:29:03 GMT 2012-04-09 2012-04-09 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland christ,easter,enlight,gathering,resurrection 2084 no The topic for the April Christ Enlight Gathering, held on Easter Sunday, was - not surprisingly - resurrection and what it means in our lives today. <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_4789548.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />This week, I offer my reflections after attending an ecumenical Good Friday worship service. I pull no punches, moving beyond the "safe" topics most pastors confine themselves to and talk about real, meaningful ways to transform our understandings and worship - and Church! http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-06T13_42_22-07_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-06T13_42_22-07_00 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:27:18 GMT 2012-04-06 2012-04-06 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland aftermath,bergland,christ,craig,enlight,friday,good,spirituality 1913 yes This week, I offer my reflections after attending an ecumenical Good Friday worship service. I pull no punches, moving beyond the "safe" topics most pastors confine themselves to and talk about real, meaningful ways to transform our understandings and worship - and Church! <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_4789548.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today we look at the reaction to the presence of a white man in a predominantly black neighborhood in Milwaukee and what we might learn from the encounter. http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-23T15_13_00-07_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-23T15_13_00-07_00 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:41:43 GMT 2012-03-23 2012-03-23 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland identity,insurance,mistaken,poverty,racism 2140 no Today we look at the reaction to the presence of a white man in a predominantly black neighborhood in Milwaukee and what we might learn from the encounter. <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_4789548.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today on Christ Enlight we discuss the latest email from Truth Wins Out, or TWO, that attempts to draw some pretty absurd conclusions from a whole lot of nothing - which seems to be more and more the modus operandi of LGBT lobbying groups, and it's not a good sign. http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-12T13_51_24-07_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-12T13_51_24-07_00 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:07:36 GMT 2012-03-12 2012-03-12 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland bergland,christ,craig,enlight,gays,lgbt,out,professional,truth,two,wins 2452 yes Today on Christ Enlight we discuss the latest email from Truth Wins Out, or TWO, that attempts to draw some pretty absurd conclusions from a whole lot of nothing - which seems to be more and more the modus operandi of LGBT lobbying groups, and it's not a good sign. <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_5017651.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />This podcast is the audio, except for the music, from the March 4th Christ Enlight Gathering in Milwaukee, WI. The topic for today is "Radical Self-Transformation" and the speaker is Craig Bergland. Our next gathering in Sunday April 8th at 1pm. http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-04T20_01_51-08_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-04T20_01_51-08_00 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:01:46 GMT 2012-03-05 2012-03-05 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland bergland,christ,craig,enlight 3101 no This podcast is the audio, except for the music, from the March 4th Christ Enlight Gathering in Milwaukee, WI. The topic for today is "Radical Self-Transformation" and the speaker is Craig Bergland. Our next gathering in Sunday April 8th at 1pm. <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_5017651.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today we look at the issues of Racism and White Privilege in what is sure to be a controversial and frank discussion! http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-15T11_32_57-08_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-15T11_32_57-08_00 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:17:41 GMT 2012-02-15 2012-02-15 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland christ,enlight,justice,racism,social 2353 no Today we look at the issues of Racism and White Privilege in what is sure to be a controversial and frank discussion! <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_4789548.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />With the "coronation" of scandal plagued, self-loathing Bishop Eddie Long by imitation Rabbi Ralph Messner and the subsequent release of a video from a while ago in which he installed scandal plagued Pastor Paula White as Queen of Israel, we wonder which is more disgusting: the Antisemitic stink on both "ceremonies," Eddie Long's bad wig, the image we can't get out of our heads of Paula knocking boots with Benny Hinn, or the desperation that led these two con artists to a last-ditch effort to resurrect their credibility. http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-10T13_59_44-08_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-10T13_59_44-08_00 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:42:41 GMT 2012-02-10 2012-02-10 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland con,eddie,fraud,long,messner,paula,ralph,white 2153 no With the "coronation" of scandal plagued, self-loathing Bishop Eddie Long by imitation Rabbi Ralph Messner and the subsequent release of a video from a while ago in which he installed scandal plagued Pastor Paula White as Queen of Israel, we wonder which is more disgusting: the Antisemitic stink on both "ceremonies," Eddie Long's bad wig, the image we can't get out of our heads of Paula knocking boots with Benny Hinn, or the desperation that led these two con artists to a last-ditch effort to resurrect their credibility. <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_5017651.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Rick Santorum doesn't want to help black people. Great. http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-04T09_21_03-08_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2012-01-04T09_21_03-08_00 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:09:08 GMT 2012-01-04 2012-01-04 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland economics,politics,racism,santorum 2104 no Rick Santorum doesn't want to help black people. Great. <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_5004814.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Our Holiday Message! http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-20T14_54_19-08_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-20T14_54_19-08_00 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:21:59 GMT 2011-12-20 2011-12-20 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland bergland,christ,christmas,craig,enlight,holiday 1870 no Our Holiday Message! <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_5004814.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today we examine the popular notion that churches exist to "create a safe space" where people of divergent opinions can learn to speak and live with one another. It all sounds very good, but whatever happened to prophetic voice? Is Jesus just a precursor for Rodney King, or are there times our faith calls us to take a stand? http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-14T13_35_14-08_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-14T13_35_14-08_00 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:08:46 GMT 2011-12-14 2011-12-14 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland christ,club,country,enlight,prophetic,voice 2161 no Today we examine the popular notion that churches exist to "create a safe space" where people of divergent opinions can learn to speak and live with one another. It all sounds very good, but whatever happened to prophetic voice? Is Jesus just a precursor for Rodney King, or are there times our faith calls us to take a stand? <img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/mymedia/thumb/1537966/600x600_5017651.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />What's going on with all of these demands for apologies lately? Today, we take an unapologetic look at apologies! http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-05T15_36_35-08_00 http://christenlight.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-05T15_36_35-08_00 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:17:40 GMT 2011-12-05 2011-12-05 http://christenlight.podomatic.com Craig Bergland apology,christ,enlight,spirituality 1853 no What's going on with all of these demands for apologies lately? Today, we take an unapologetic look at apologies!