mission
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Identity Politics
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9 min read
While Jesus tries to help them see what he is up to, they struggle to get past his identity. Even his closest followers are confused by who he is supposed to be. How fighting over the nature of Jesus prevents us from following Him.Proper 8C | Luke 9:51-62 Who is Jesus? Last week, we…
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Church and Politics
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1 min read
One of the ways I struggle with our arguments about church and politics is that we don’t use the word the same way. Another is that Jesus’s actions seem quite political. Check out my thoughts on my St. Stephen’s blog. One way a church must be political
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Blessed For Mission
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7 min read
This is huge! And I honestly don’t understand why we don’t get this time off of school and aren’t making a bigger deal of it. Putting Jesus’s baptism at the center of faith Epiphany 1C | Luke 3:15-22 The big deal There are three ways we know that Jesus’s baptism was about as important to…
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My 3 Words for 2016
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4 min read
Happy 2016! I’m trying something new. I’m kind of jazzed about it. I’ll pick 3 words for the year. Like a mantra. A vision. A course of action. A way of changing my life and maybe help me change the world. Do you want to give it a try? [bctt tweet=”What are your 3 words?” nofollow=”yes”]…
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The Real Reason a Church Needs an Obvious Purpose
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5 min read
So, mission statements aren’t perfect. Like many people, I believe they are kind of overrated. Particularly for churches. Most statements come out like: Love. Serve. Give. Doing our most for those with the least. Sharing the love of Christ given to us without regard for anything we might have done so that others may also…