[Dialogue] What the heck did we mean with "Contentless"??

KarenBueno at aol.com KarenBueno at aol.com
Wed Dec 21 22:57:43 EST 2011


I love it!  And it is theologically correct!
 
Karen Bueno
 
 
In a message dated 12/21/2011 4:45:40 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
walters at alaweb.com writes:

When I was  at Columbia Seminary in Atlanta n ;69 some body wrote on the 
wall inside  the mens room - "Justification by Faith is the result of proper  
toilet training." M. Luther

-David Walters

--- pvida at whc.net  wrote:

From: "Bill Schlesinger" <pvida at whc.net>
To:  "'Colleague Dialogue'" <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
Subject: Re:  [Dialogue] What the heck did we mean with "Contentless"??
Date: Wed, 21 Dec  2011 14:04:15 -0700


Ah, but we  acknowledge total depravity as our most reliable doctrinal 
contribution!  Spiritual discipline is an invention of those Wesleyan 
Enthusiasts  called ‘Methodists.’  (Source of their name, really!)  We – of  course –
 trust in the Sovereignty of God to rein us in  <g>.

 
Bill  Schlesinger
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[mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net]  On Behalf Of James  Wiegel
Sent: Wednesday,  December 21, 2011 1:55 PM
To:  Colleague Dialogue
Subject:  Re: [Dialogue] What the heck did we mean with "Contentless"??  

A  spiritual discipline extremely difficult for Presbyterians to cultivate  
. . .   ;)

Jim Wiegel

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--- On Wed, 12/21/11,  Bill Schlesinger <pvida at WHC.NET>  wrote:  

From: Bill Schlesinger  <pvida at WHC.NET>
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] What the heck did we  mean with "Contentless"??
To: "'Colleague Dialogue'"  <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2011,  1:10 PM  
 
 



And  successfully avoided the temptation of giving smart-ass  replies!  



Bill  Schlesinger  

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El  Paso, TX 79905  

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From:  dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net 
[mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net]  On Behalf Of James  Wiegel
Sent: Wednesday,  December 21, 2011 1:04 PM
To: Colleague Dialogue
Cc: Colleague Dialogue
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] What the  heck did we mean with "Contentless"??  


WHAT!!!! You have been stuck in a shallow,  surface level grasp of the 
social process, for FORTY YEARS?  Oh, my  . . .  


Probably check the archives of ICA

Jim  Wiegel  

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Il  faut reculer pour mieux sauter.  Montaigne.  (You  have to step back in 
order to jump).  as people in Mali like to say  . . .  


On Dec 21, 2011, at 8:22, Ken Fisher  <hkf232 at gmail.com> wrote:  
 




James,  


It's 'fun' of you to start this  thread.  


I  liked John's 'Merry Christmas' as part of it - as well as his  
description.  


My  1971 (was that more than 40 years ago?) Social Process document only  
goes down to 'Reconstructed Universe'.  


Where can I get the document that goes to the  next level?  


and  'Happy New Year',  


Ken  



 


On  2011-12-21, at 9:46 AM, James Wiegel wrote:  
 


In  the top of the social process triangles, top of the cultural triangle 
is  common symbols process, lower right is social art process, lower right  
of that is eventful consciousness process, lower right of that is  
reconstructed universe process, lower left is shattering intrusion,  lower right is 
revised content, top is contentless context process . .  .  


Does this clarify?  




Jim Wiegel  

Jfwiegel at yahoo.com  

Il  faut reculer pour mieux sauter.  Montaigne.  (You  have to step back in 
order to jump).  as people in Mali like to say  . . .  


On Dec 20, 2011, at 22:52, Evelyn Philbrook  <joyful52 at gmail.com> wrote:  


Dear Jim and Paul, 

Could we have meant  the structure of a contentless process, which is only 
informed by the  participants responses?

Or could it have been talking about a  state of Being, not Doing, or 
Knowing, but Being...  Contentlessness...not focused on the material, but on 
presence of wonder  itself.. not necessarily discontented or dissatisfied. 
Contentlessness  could be about the absence of noise and the bliss of silence.  

The wonder of words and the reality of the situations in life  creates the 
context for the meaning of the words and how we use them.  Our reflection 
gives form to our understanding, and our understanding is  how we  live out 
the meaning of our lives, in separation, in unity,  in fullness and 
contentlessness. 

Merry Christmas and Happy  Hanuka,

Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook

On 12/21/2011 4:32  AM, PSchrijnen at aol.com wrote:  

Dear Jim,   




In meetings  these days we refer to balancing focus on content and process. 
Maybe  'contentless' has to do with focusing on process: the way things are 
 done rather than what is done. I suspect it must have been more  
complicated than that....  




Paul   



 


In a message  dated 20/12/2011 19:55:18 GMT Standard Time, 
jfwiegel at yahoo.com  writes:  


Looking on the internet, it comes up  as  

Con`tent´less:   _Discontented_ 
(http://www.webster-dictionary.net/definition/Discontented) ;  _dissatisfied_ 
(http://www.webster-dictionary.net/definition/dissatisfied)    


What did we mean?  What might  be synonyms?  


Jim Wiegel

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--- On Sat,  12/17/11, Ellie Stock <elliestock at aol.com>  wrote:  

From:  Ellie Stock <elliestock at aol.com>
Subject: Re:  [Dialogue] Advent song: In the Fullness of Earth's Time
To:  dialogue at wedgeblade.net
Date: Saturday, December 17,  2011, 1:55 PM  
 


Hi  Jack--  




There  is a tune, but it's not written down.  Our son, who is a  musician, 
is visiting this weekend and is going to write it  down--can send it then.  
Til then it's in my head and on  tape...the tune is reminiscent of a 
madrigal melody.  It's  part of series called New World Madrigals.  




Grace  and peace,  




Ellie   


-----Original  Message-----
From: Jack Gilles  <icabombay at igc.org>
To: Colleague Dialogue  <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Sat, Dec 17,  2011 2:45 pm
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Advent song: In the  Fullness of Earth's Time  


Ellie,   




Is  there a tune with this song?   The words and images are  terrific!  




Thank  you!  




Grace  & Peace,  




Jack   

 


On Dec  17, 2011, at 2:21 PM, Ellie Stock wrote:  


Advent and Christmas  blessings...  








IN THE FULNESS OF EARTH’S  TIME  






In the fullness of earth’s  time  


In the silent desert  night  


Unfolds a rose and lifts  its head  


To the wonder of dawn’s  light  


Praising life’s strange  plight  




Creation’s timing is perfect  


Its Mystery rebirth  




In the stillness of  earth’s space  


In a crowded city  place  


Awakes a soul and lifts  his head  


To the wonder of his  fate  


Called to lead life’s  race  




Creation’s timing is perfect  


Its chosenness rebirth  




In the fullness of earth’s  time  


Across five thousand  lands  


Stretch the arms of woman  and man  


To build the earth  again  


Joined in life’s strange  dance  




Creation’s timing is perfect  


Its Mystery rebirth  




Creation’s timing is perfect  


Its chosenness rebirth  






ejhs  

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