Where do we get the tradition of abstaining from something for 40 days during Lent, and what does that have to do with Lent?Continue reading Lent (Part 2)
Lent (Part 1)
Beginning our journey through Lent in 2022. What is Lent, and why should we care?Continue reading Lent (Part 1)
Subversion
How does the kingdom of God subvert our expectations? How does it turn cultures and power systems upside down?Continue reading Subversion
Looking Beyond
God’s Mission extends beyond believers, and it always has. Let’s consider how God’s Mission calls us to look beyond ourselves to all of creation.Continue reading Looking Beyond
Caught Up in Christ
Love isn’t a power of coercion, violence, or abuse. Love is a power that catches people up in the possibilities for the present and the future.Continue reading Caught Up in Christ
Possibilities
How are hope and possibilities related? Is it helpful to imagine the possibilities, or should be purely pragmatic about the future?Continue reading Possibilities
Weakness
What is weakness, and what is strength? How does our society interpret these, and is that consistent with what we find in scripture?Continue reading Weakness
Flesh and Spirit
What does Paul’s contrast between the “flesh” and the “spirit” teach us about righteousness and the Mission of God?Continue reading Flesh and Spirit
Control
When we think about control and freedom, do we take the extra step of considering where rules and laws fit in? When does control become oppression?Continue reading Control
Holy Ground
God’s presence “creates” holy ground, because God is holy. The implications for us and all of creation may be different than what most Christians imagine.Continue reading Holy Ground
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