While our inclination might be to retreat in the face of the unknown, may we instead be brave agents of peace, who are also fostering a generation dedicated to building bridges and promoting understanding.…
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Defining freedom as doing whatever you want - even though it breaks relationships - is not true freedom. This holiday weekend that marks the change in seasons and rhythms in so many ways, we pause to consider what is true freedom? And we celebrate that Jesus sets us free to…
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What if we believed that when we pray we are praying to a listening and responding God? Today we look to the Canaanite women who Jesus meets in Matthew 15 to consider the power of prayer.…
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If you have felt or you feel lonely right now, you’re not alone. Many of us struggle with loneliness. What can we learn from Jesus’ experience in lonely places that can be helpful - that can be soul care even - for us in our lonely places and seasons?…
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What does it mean to have inclined hearts? Like the seeds that fall on good soil and begin to grow, we live our lives stretching out to God… because it matters if we don’t. We live our lives reading the Word and putting the Word into practice because it matters…
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After the loss of loved ones disrupts their lives, Ruth and Naomi create a new covenant with each other, choosing to be in a relationship across their religious, cultural, and generational divides. Could we do the same? Where do we go from here?…
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I’ve been meaning to ask … What do you need? For many of us, we don’t stop to think about what we need until we’re asked. So, what do you need? Being present to needs draws us closer to God and others.…
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"Where does it hurt?" implies that all of us have known pain and suffering. In order to cultivate connection, we must first get curious about the pain others carry and the pain we carry ourselves.…
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Where are you from? On whose land do you stand? From where does your authentic faith flow? How do you
really connect with God? We wrestle with these and more in this week's The Deconstructed Church.…
We are all chosen. We are all called. We are all gifted. And living into the reality of being chosen ought to bring us closer to God and one another.…
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