Dear Friends,
We have a palpable sense today of the web of Spirit that sustains and uplifts. Last evening the Potter's House was bursting with gratitude and love for all that God has given the world through Gordon Cosby. The sharing could have gone on for days! Thank you to all who came at such short notice.
Today there have been op-ed pieces online at the Washington Post (by Rev. Dean Snyder of Foundry United Methodist Church), at Sojourners (by Jim Wallis), at Huffington Post (by Dee Dee Risher), on Brian McLaren's blog, at the Christian Century, to name a few. Below you will find a list of URL addresses for how to find these pieces. Let me know of others you come across.
The Washington Post is writing an article to honor Gordon that will run nearer to the time of the memorial service, which is scheduled for
Saturday, April 6, at 10:30 a.m. at Foundry United Methodist Church at the corner of 16th St. and P St. NW. (Besides street parking there is a Colonial parking garage at 1616 P St., across the street from the back of the church).
Marjory Bankson has already prepared a special edition of
Callings which will be ready within a few days. We will post it online at
www.inwardoutward.org as well as having some hard copies. Also, you will want to go to the inward/outward site even now where you will see that people have been leaving comments yesterday and today about the impact of Gordon's life on them. You will be moved. (Just click on the word Comments at the end yesterday's and today's quotes...probably tomorrow too!)
I invite all of YOU, if you are moved to reflect on some of the ways that Gordon's life and teachings have left an imprint on you, to send your written reflections to this email address
churchofthesavior.office@gmail.com for a possible future collection. We will continue to revel in the gifts being given as we seek to be faithful stewards of our grief.
Mary, too, sends her love and ongoing gratitude,
Kayla
Here are some of the links that have come to our attention:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jonathanwilsonhartgrove/2013/03/remembering-gordon-cosby-1918-2013/
http://rosemarieberger.com/2013/03/20/church-of-the-saviours-gordon-cosby-dies-at-95/
http://brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/in-memoriam-gordon-cosby.html
http://www.religiousherald.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6807&Itemid=156
http://www.abpnews.com/ministry/people/item/8316-activist-pastor-gordon-cosby-dies#.UUtHcYVAsVk
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/gordon-cosbys-jesus/2013/03/21/7dda12b4-9233-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html
http://aarongrahamdc.tumblr.com/post/45838344559/honoring-the-life-of-gordon-cosby
http://www.christiancentury.org/blogs/archive/2013-03/gordon-cosbys-essence
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dee-dee-risher/the-door-gordon-cosby-ope_b_2924136.html
http://sojo.net/blogs/2013/03/21/gordon-cosby-teaching-us-how-live-and-how-die
http://www.justinbfung.com/2013/03/21/gordon-cosby-1918-2013/
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/ellenpainterdollar/2013/03/remembering-gordon-cosby/
http://faithinmemphis.com/2013/03/20/gordon-cosby-founder-of-church-of-the-savior-in-dc-dies-at-95/
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