Some of us are oppressed by our failures. Some of us are imprisoned by our success.
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We are tempted to believe that the spiritual life is about maintaining our own moral purity. According to Peter, it's about crossing boundaries to minister to "impure" people.
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Where death reigns it is only counteracted by resurrection.
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The most surprising thing about grace is who it’s given to.
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Ezekiel tells us that there are two kinds of dead: "dead dead," and "living dead."
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Guest preacher Andy Gilman offers reflections on Jesus as the True Vine, and Phillip’s encounter with the Ethiopian Eunuch.
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Giving is usually good. But it also has its shadow side.
Read More"Inward, then outward. This is the shape of an authentic spirituality. From the self to the world."
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"It may first sound like bad news. Because according to Pentecost, is that with this living God there’s nothing we can do to gain the kind of joy, the kind of life, the kind of power we long for. So much religion is about manipulating the divine into giving us what we want. Bad news is that there’s no sure-fire technique to gain it. Because God works in God’s own time.
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And, despite the differences between us in time and space, I believe the community-creating Spirit of God is very much at work drawing us together today. Mysteriously, relentlessly. Past boundaries we once thought were impenetrable. And drawing us in to a story greater than ourselves. Even in a disconnected world like ours. Maybe perhaps especially in a disconnected world like ours.
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