Posted in Church, jesus, quotes, scribe on January 6th, 2008 16 Comments »
“Where is Jesus in this thing we call Christianity? Where could you take Jesus to church and not feel like you had to explain it to him?”
Jim Henderson
I speak of our faith community with deep affection. Sincere, unashamed, passionate love. And this is precisely why - In our church, there is nothing that goes on […]
Rebirth - Advent Reflections: Day 18
Posted in holidays, observances, prayer on December 19th, 2007 2 Comments »
thanks to dogsbody on flickr for the photo
Birther of the human race
You summon the day to dawn
And call us to live in communion
Lord Jesus Christ, Light of the world,
By your cross you have overcome all darkness that oppresses.
Come and shine on us in our communities
That we may grow and live together in your love
Which makes […]
Posted in holidays, observances on December 16th, 2007 8 Comments »
Matthew 2:1-12
Today at Revolution, David taught on the Magi. In the discussion time, someone mentioned that Harod (and all of Jerusalem I noticed I think for the first time ever) being “disturbed” (or “troubled”) really stuck out at him. He asked the question - does the birth of Christ disturb us?
I thought that […]
Posted in Justice, holidays, observances, jesus, my messages, theology on December 13th, 2007 7 Comments »
This is an overview of my teaching on Sunday at Revolution.
Much of the material for this message was taken from Scot McKnight’s book, “The Real Mary”. (I strongly recommend this book). McKnight had an article published in Christianity Today titled “the Mary We Never Knew” you can find it here.
Luke 1:46-55
46 And Mary said:
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Posted in holidays, observances on December 12th, 2007 2 Comments »
Luke 2:4-7
My baby isn’t so much a baby anymore…technically. She’s almost 2.5. It’s hard to believe that this time next year I’ll have a 6 year old and a 3 year old. We’re not having any more babies (when we adopt we plan to adopt a slightly older child) and sometimes I get a little […]