Celtic Christianity Today Homily: "The Cost and Joy of Discipleship" by Rev. Dr. George Cairns

(Valparaiso, Indiana) - Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Indiana delivers Sunday homily entitled The Cost and Joy of Discipleship on May 3, 2009 at the Union Community Church in Valparaiso, Indiana.

The homilies on Celtic Christianity take a look at several topics including the European roots of the Celts (primarily Scotland and Ireland) and how Earth-based cultures can impact the future of civilization including actively protecting the environment, respecting fellow humans, different cultures and nature.

Cairns is working closely on several social fronts with Rev. Gregory Jones, pastor of the Union Community Church & Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theology at Valparaiso University.

Celtic Christianity Today
http://www.celticchristianitytoday.org

Celtic Christianity Today youtube & bliptv:
http://celticchristianity.blip.tv
http://www.youtube.com/celticchristianity

Rev. George Cairns on 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

Iona Community New World Foundation: Iona associates, friends in U.S.
http://www.iona-nwf.org/links.htm

Union Community Church, Valparaiso, IN
http://unioncommunitychurchucc.blogspot.com

Rev. Gregory Jones, Theology Department at Valparaiso University
http://www.valpo.edu/theology/faculty/gregoryjones.php

Turtle Island Project TV (bliptv & youtube)
http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv
http://www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse

email:
TurtleIslandProject@charter.net

Artwork of Saint Columba, Wikipedia: Saint Columba, Apostle to the Picts
Saint Columba banging on the gate of Bridei, son of Maelchon, King of Fortriu.
Source: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, Scotland's Story
Saint Columba banging on the gate of Bridei, son of Maelchon, King of Fortriu.
Created by illustrator John R. Skelton in 1906.
Copyright expired
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Wikipedia Iona Island (Scotland) topo map
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona

Iona Abbey photo, Wikipedia
Image owned by John Naisbitt & licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/72548
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Old Iona map showing sites of monasteries and abbey from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona
Image from a book or document for which the American copyright has expired and this image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other countries.
Source: Celtic Scotland, p.100
http://books.google.com/books?id=oJoQAAAAYAAJ
Author: William Forbes Skene in 1887
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August 1983 wide panorama shot of Iona Island from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona
Iona (island), Scotland, view from the Fionnphort-Iona ferry
This image has been released into the public domain by its author, Dr. Torsten Henning, who grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DrTorstenHenning/photogallery
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Coracle boats on Wikipedia: Small coracle in Wales:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coracle
This image is hereby released into the public domain worldwide by its author, LinguisticDemographer at the Wikipedia Project.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LinguisticDemographer
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Author Ian Bradley biography of Saint Columba:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/rt/staff/icb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bradley
http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/0947988815
http://ionabooks.com/0947988815-Columba.html
http://www.amazon.com/Celtic-Christianity-Making-Chasing-Dreams/dp/0748610472
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Photo of Stained Glass Window of Saint Columba in St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh Castle from Rampant Scotland Website:
http://www.rampantscotland.com/know/blknow30.htm
Saint Columba & Celtic Spirituality websites:
http://www.columbacommunity.com/files/saint_columba.htm
http://leadershipinministry.com/an_introductory_reading_li.htm
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Contemplative Prayer/Centering Prayer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemplative_prayer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centering_prayer
http://www.contemplativeprayer.net
http://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_practices...
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Beehive Huts:
http://prayerfoundation.org/irish_monk_beehive_shaped_stone_huts.htm
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Thomas Keating:
Photos of Father Thomas Keating in Texas by Marion Melchiorre on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marionmelchiorre/1540058606
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Rev. Dr. George Cairns at Sept. 2007 Conference on Centering Prayer in Munising, MI:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ3tLA_so_I
http://www.gather.com/viewVideo.action?id=11821949021854789
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Celtic spirituality and Christianity are completely different !! 

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[Tigerpaws9097826]

I really liked this piece. It simultaneously harkens back to a much earlier time in Christian history, and makes that history relevant to today in a manner that provides hope and comfort. Thank you for the post.