Because for our sake you tasted gall, may the Enemy’s bitterness be killed in us. Because for our sake you drank sour wine, may what is weak in us be strengthened. Because for our sake you were spat upon, may we be bathed in the dew of immortality. Because for our sake you were struckContinue reading “Fifth Century Communion Hymn”
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Donald Miller Book Giveaway and Missional Community – Thinking Out Loud
Donald Miller Book Giveaway and Missional Community – Thinking Out Loud. One of my former seminary classmates asks a great question about the missional community. Let’s join in the conversation so we can all become better members of missional communities joined together in the one community of doing mission for God!
Leonard Sweet Quote
“not Law vs. Love but Law of Love. When we lay down the law, Jesus lays down his life. What am I willing to lay down that others may pick up?” I just saw this quote on FaceBook. It makes me wonder about why we do what we do, and why we are who weContinue reading “Leonard Sweet Quote”
Good Friday – Where is the Hope?
I have always wondered why this day is good… I know all the theological reasons, how Christ had to die to atone for my sins, and all of that, but really, a man died on a tree and we call it good. Is it like Genesis where God created and calls it good? How canContinue reading “Good Friday – Where is the Hope?”
What motivates you?
There are a lot of things in life that motivate us. There are a lot of different things that make us do things. Anger, misunderstanding, happiness, joy can cause us to do things we normally wouldn’t do. But what is the motivator that we should allow to drive our lives? There are other things thatContinue reading “What motivates you?”
A prayer from Dietrich Bonhoeffer
O God, early in the morning I cry to you. Help me to pray, and concentrate my thoughts on you: I can not do this alone. In me there is darkness, but with you there is light; I am lonely, but you do not leave me; I am feeble in heart, but with you thereContinue reading “A prayer from Dietrich Bonhoeffer”
Conclusions
I awoke this morning to a tweet by Peter Rollins that said, “A conclusion is the place you reach when you get tired of thinking”… What a way to start the morning! When we are tired of swimming in the unknown, wallowing in the pain, moving through the chaos, we find a way to “solve”Continue reading “Conclusions”
Extravagant Love
The prayer of the day for our service this past Sunday was: Creator God, you prepare a new way in the wilderness, and your grace waters our desert. Open our hearts to be transformed by the new thing you are doing, that our lives may proclaim the extravagance of your love given to all throughContinue reading “Extravagant Love”
comma, comma, where does it go???
In the 23rd chapter of the gospel of Luke Jesus is hung on the cross between 2 thieves. One of them say to Jesus, “remember me when you get into your kingdom.” And Jesus’ reply? See here is where we get ourselves into a little of a quandary. You see in the original Greek, there wereContinue reading “comma, comma, where does it go???”
Prodigal Son verses Loving Father
We all know the story of the prodigal son and how the son wants his inheritance, and when he gets it he goes off and squanders all his money on living… The 15th chapter of the gospel of Luke is about repentance. The story of the son is about him getting what he thought heContinue reading “Prodigal Son verses Loving Father”
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