Feb 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Did you know that the Greek word for “synagogue” means, “together-lead”? It doesn’t say Priest or Clergy lead. Ecclesia is the word we use in our Christian parlance. It means the summoned. The convened and commissioned. A network of people around, with and for Jesus....
Jan 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
What ails us as a human family is a deep commitment to love. Dr. King told us “…hate is too great a burden to bear…” He might notice today that it’s love which seems too great a weight for us. Shrinking back from love we choose knowledge. But remember,...
Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Human power has an expiration date. Dynasties, empires and nations form and then shatter. But God’s power is infinite and unlimited. God’s power is love. Jesus showed us that. So, we choose to love like Jesus! Jesus’ love is the power of God offered to us. It looks...
Jan 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
“I have also decided to stick with love, for I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind’s problems. I know it isn’t popular to talk about it in some circles today. And I’m not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love;...
Jan 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year! Let’s keep three words in front of us this year, “Loving like Jesus.” Loving like Jesus… as I read and watch the news is as timely as ever. Jesus loves by telling stories that make us free. He loves by being humbly bold, by breaking bread with unusual...
Dec 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
At the center, Christmas is little. It’s quiet, like the quiet of a snowfall, before the sledding and snowball fights. Christmas is humble. Hope wrapped in rags. Materially modest but spiritually shimmering. Christmas assumes nothing. Christmas offers everything....
Dec 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
To love like Jesus, we’re going to have to: “Be curious.” John left his congregation because he was curious about God. People were curious about John’s preaching, so they joined him at the river. Some folks were only curious about John’s clothes and food. Life without...
Dec 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
To love like Jesus, we’re going to have to: “Tell our real stories.” Paul wrote, “God is faithful…” He had an encounter with God, so logic-defying he spent the rest of his life referring to it. Trying to live it. Your real story is no less wonderful. Tell your...
Nov 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today many will sit at tables overflowing with food. At these tables will be family and friends, in-laws and outlaws, maybe even a few strangers. Beginning with the Pilgrims, this meal was about a death-defying celebration of life. You know the story, European...
Nov 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
“How might we challenge ourselves to love like Jesus in the days and months ahead? Two words, be proximate. Individually and collectively. That was Bryan Stevenson’s challenge to us some months ago. And that is what God did two millennia ago and ever since. Draw...
