Fear – July 7, 2022

“Find those who tell you Do not be afraid, yet stay close enough to tremble with you. This is a love.” –Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh, p. 90

Belonging – July 6, 2022

“Solidarity is a group that stands together, and would do so for its weakest member. It is that community which resists the intoxicating lie of individuality—we live for ourselves and by ourselves. Solidarity dismisses self-preservation in favor of a new way—to sense the injustice, need, or glory of any one part as the unflinching responsibility […]

Aligning – Oct. 12, 2021

“The key problem of stewardship is not how to motivate people to give more, but rather how to help them develop into disciples who, in gratitude, compassion, and justice, are eager to align their money with the needs of God’s created order.”   —Gordon Cosby

Family Values

So, what does Jesus have to say on the topic of family values? Everyone recognizes this as a loaded question, a political question, the kind that gets asked to trip up a person and obscure real answers. They try to trap him by asking, “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?” His response […]