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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To understand the love command, we need to remember that Jesus is talking about community in light of our divided loyalties.
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We’re conflicted by the thought that God is responsible and also so are we, making it about our own obsessions with getting it right.
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This week, we wrestle with an uncommon word: abide: and what it means for us. To abide with Jesus when we’d rather do our own thing.
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We are partners with God in bringing the dream into reality. Which means a lot of our work is about being a good host for the good work.
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The gap between the fourth and fifth Sundays of Easter highlights the nature of the love Jesus commands his followers to share.
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Revelation offers a profound critique of empire—and of a church that embraces the way of empire. We must learn to read it today.