Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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The Greatest Commandment
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5 min read
When asked “What is the greatest commandment?” Jesus’s famous response isn’t just about loving God and neighbor. It says our love depends on it. When Jesus is asked to name the greatest commandment, he doesn’t skip a beat. Love God. But how he responds to this question is truly remarkable. There’s nothing remarkable in the…
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We Are One
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6 min read
31. We could with common voice, spirit, and heart, embody the love embodied in Jesus. All of the ways we experience God paint a portrait of the loving character of God. We see God in creation. We read about God in both Hebrew and Greek Scripture: what we call the Bible. And we meet God…
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In the Mercy of God
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8 min read
30. And then all people of faith could put themselves and one another in the mercy of God. Part of me doesn’t care about your individual faith at all. That’s the byproduct of individualism, isn’t it? I care only about my faith and I don’t have to give a hoot about yours. This idea falls apart,…
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A Common Sin
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4 min read
29. To fulfill the missio dei, Catholics and Protestants must repent of their common sin to power. Martin Luther saw something in the church others couldn’t. He found a flaw, running through the foundation of the faith. A flaw which influenced both the theology and practice of the church. Luther’s discovery was simple: that the common belief…
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Our Common Need
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6 min read
28. To repress our common need for the sake of personal piety is no lesser a sin of power when reformed. It is impossible to pin all of the Great Reformation on a moment. Martin Luther’s 95 Theses did not start or embody the Reformation in its totality. But they named a need unaddressed by the…
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Taught to Share
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6 min read
27. Christians should be taught to love our creation and common space more than their own homes. The great theme of the Bible is God’s great reconciliation with the whole world. Not just people named Steve. From the beginning we see a constant focus on building a community of reconciliation, justice, and love: God creates…