In Between is a production of Ordinary Life, an educational offering of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Houston, TX. In Plato's Symposium, Socrates offered up his understanding of Eros (or Love) as given to him by the oracle, Diotima. Love is the metaxy, or "in between" what is human and divine, what is human and human, and what is human and everything else. In short, there is no love without the in between. We are also always operating in between: life and death, today and tomorrow, youth and old age, past and future. The only thing we have is the moment, thus how can we learn to live each one with more purpose, love, and compassion. We are figuring out our way between the no longer and the not yet, sitting with questions about spirituality, religion, and human becoming in light of what we know of evolutionary cosmology. Our weekly podcast is an exploration that furthers connection and conversation about what it means to live in the current world with more faith, hope, and joy.
This week we chat with Dr. Jeff McDonald, senior pastor at St. Pauls. He gives us the scoop on the potential future of the UMC, and we explore what a new vision of “church” could look like in the wake of covid and the need to attend to social justice issues. “To love God and Neighbor” asks of us to rethink both God and who we call our neighbor. Have a listen!
