What Is Damaging Our Growth?
I’m not a great fan of the often-constricting rules created by HOAs, though I understand the reasons behind them. Homeowners Associations create standards designed to “preserve and enhance” the property values of an entire community by regulating what residents can...
Where Can You Participate in Mutuality?
One of the ways I’m observing Lent this year is by listening to a Bible study series by the Rev. Dr. Jia Starr Brown, an antiracism educator and activist. The series is called Decolonizing Jesus, and one of her talks connected the beatitudes with the parable about the...
What’s Your Message?
The season of Lent has begun in the Christian church calendar. It’s also the season of Ramadan for our Muslim siblings. During this time, people in both faiths commit to religious acts that help them draw closer to God and strengthen that relationship. This Lent, I’m...
Changing Church Believing: From What to How
Last month, I began Lent by sharing that a recent set of talks had opened my eyes to the cultural trends impacting the state of the church. This week, I complete this series by discussing the third of three shifts from a conventional institution to experiential faith:...
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