Are you a Universalist?  I haven’t heard too many of you claim a Universalist identity here in the gorge. Perhaps because, as the saying goes, “If you are a Universalist, you better make friends with your enemies now, because you’re going to be spending eternity with them soon!” A theology of radical inclusion, Universalism has always been expressed and repressed in Christian circles since the beginning of Christianity.   

Whatever you think happens after you die, in a faith as free as ours, we each have a responsibility to articulate as best we can, what we hold as our highest values, and why. With the religious freedom we cherish comes the responsibility to study, debate, even argue, and then finally decide, define and declare where we stand.

My hunch, whether you were raised in a Christian tradition or not, is that we are all Universalists. See you on Sunday and let me know what you think!

With love beyond belief, Barbara