Playful Wisdom, Cosmic Christ and Mr. Rogers

July 22^nd, 2018, Rev. Dr. Bill Brown preaching: Proverbs 8:22-31 and Colossians 1:15-20, “Playful Wisdom, Cosmic Christ, and Mr. Rogers”
The Christ Hymn in Colossians may be the most ancient piece of literature in the New Testament. It depicts Christ on the most cosmic of scales, as the web that connects all things and holds all things together. There is also another side to this ancient hymn that often gets overlooked: the joyful, playful side of God in Christ, which is drawn from Wisdom’s child-like play as portrayed in Proverbs. How is this connection relevant for children and for adults in such a time as this? Mr. Rogers may help us out here.
 
The Rev. Dr. William P. Brown is the William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, here in Decatur, GA. He is the author of several books and numerous essays on biblical interpretation and theology. He is currently working on a major commentary on the Psalms. Bill enjoys teaching Sunday School and is active at Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL). Gail and Bill have two grown daughters, Ella and Hannah.