Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Indiana delivers Sunday homily entitled "The Cost and Joy of Discipleship" May 3, 2009 at Union Community Church (UCC), Valparaiso, Indiana.
The homilies look include European roots of the Celts (Scotland, Ireland) plus how Earth-based cultures can impact the future of civilization including protecting environment, respecting fellow humans, different cultures.
Cairns works closely with Rev. Gregory Jones, UCC pastor & Assistant Professor of Theology, Valparaiso University.
Celtic Christianity Today
http://www.celticchristianitytoday.org
Rev. George Cairns, Spirit Cafe blog, United Church of Christ
http://i.ucc.org/FeedYourSpirit/SpiritCafe/CafeBlog/tabid/83/Default.aspx
Iona Community, Scotland
http://www.iona.org.uk
http://www.isle-of-iona.com
http://www.iona-nwf.org/links.htm
Union Community Church, Valparaiso
http://unioncommunitychurchucc.blogspot.com
Rev. Gregory Jones, Theology Department, Valparaiso University
http://www.valpo.edu/theology/faculty/gregoryjones.php
Saint Columba banging on gate of Bridei, son of Maelchon, King of Fortriu.
By John R. Skelton 1906 Copyright expired
Wikipedia Iona Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona
Wikipedia: Iona Abbey photo owned by John Naisbitt; licensed for reuse under Creative Commons
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/72548
Wikipedia: Old Iona map showing monasteries, abbey sites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona
Copyright expired; image public domain Author: William Forbes Skene 1887
Wikipedia: August 1983 panorama of Iona Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona
Iona from Fionnphort-Iona ferry
Image in public domain by author, D
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