Growth through Conflict
Conflict provides the crucible for me to grow in my areas of weakness—empathy and vulnerability. I learned this somewhat accidentally when I attended the Nurturing [...]
The gift of spiritual direction for Christian community
Spiritual direction was invented in and for intentional Christian community. Sometimes we forget that spiritual direction began in monastic communities, was designed for members of [...]
Fast in Response to Sacred Grievous Moments
Fasting, suggests Scot McKnight in his book on the topic, is a response to a “sacred grievous moment.” For those of us enduring the assault [...]
Lenten Resistance
While the powers and principalities are always at work to oppress and hurt, there are moments when they seem to gather strength. It is the [...]
Receiving Gifts as the Path to Maturity
On our journey toward Christian maturity, most of us use just one leg. We use the leg of self-discipline and it’s an important leg. Paul [...]
Sing, O Barren One
Scripture Passage: Galatians 4:12-5:1 (the following is an excerpt from Zoe's sermon; check out the audio for the full sermon) . . . Paul says that [...]
The Secret of the Christian Life
Finding the Key to Spiritual Growth By John Alexander My father used to say the secret of the Christian life is that there is no [...]
Standing with the Standing Rock Sioux
"Justice is what love looks like in public." - Cornel West by Dawn Noelle Let me take a moment to say how thankful I am [...]
Election Reflection
by Dale Gish As I preached on Sunday, elections matter, political systems matter, injustice matters. But as Christians, we do not put our hope in [...]
We Practice Resurrection by Visiting Places of Death
[Over the last two years, there have been a number of police-involved shootings in our neighborhood, as well as other violent deaths. We've joined with [...]