Life is Sweet at Jubilee! Circle

Jubilee! Circle is a progressive, inclusive church, influenced by Creation Spirituality, ecumenical, feminist, and traditional Christian theologies.

We respect and value each person's spiritual path. Whether you come from a church background, a religious background other than Christianity, or no religious background at all, you are welcome here.

At each Celebration we express our faith through music, dance, poetry, prayer, evocative messages, and fellowship. No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome at Jubilee! Circle. Join us!

Meeting days: Sunday nights

Meeting time: 6 p.m.

Meeting place: Spring of Life Lutheran Church, 7900 Nell Street, Columbia, SC (Inglesia Luterana Manatial de Vida)

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The Via Positiva: "OH, YEAH ..."

When you think of the phrase, "Oh, Yeah," many things may come to mind. Many may think of the silky tones of Louis Armstrong, who made the phrase his trademark. Another generation may remember the "Oh, Yeah" of the huge, smiling, Kool-Aid jug as it burst through the wall ready to bust the thirst of neighborhood kids with his sweet, sticky, goodness. Another generation may even think of the "Oh, Yeah" of the Yello song that accompanied that cocky and confident Ferris Bueller on his day off.

No matter what you think of when you hear the phrase, "Oh, Yeah," most often it is associated with something positive, something good, whether it's soulful music, a thirst quenching, ahhh-inspiring drink, or the euphoric self-confidence of youth. When you say "Oh, Yeah" you really do say a lot.

We are entering the third via of the year here at Jubilee! Circle. In the Via Creativa we celebrated the creation of a new beginning - and the creativity that goes into bringing something fresh into the world. In the Via Transformativa, we imagined ways to transform our world, to make it more just and compassionate.

In our new via - the Via Positiva - we will explore the radical blessing of all creation - those things around us that make us say, "Oh, Yeah" and prompt us to live into the original blessing that God has created us with. Matthew Fox writes that our journey along the Via Positiva as a journey "of life, not death, of awareness, not numbness, of Eros, not control. And therefore they are journeys of salvation - of healing power."

The Via Positiva is a path of affirmation, thanksgiving, and ecstasy. The Holy guides us through this via with music, with divine water to quench our thirst, and some sassy, self-assured prophets who mark the path for us - making way for us to say, "OH, YEAH!"