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What Are People For? Feb 12, 2017

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We share this planet with seven and half billion other people. What are they for? Are they mere “extras” in a movie called "ME"? Are they resources to be used in the advancement of our selfish agendas? Are they objects to be analyzed, categorized, and utilized according to how they benefit us? Of course not! That approach to the worth and purpose of people is entirely antichrist! People are bearers of the divine image, and as such they are to be unconditionally loved and respected, always accorded justice, and given proper dignity as an expression of our love for God. To mistreat, use, and abuse other people is an insult to God. It's a kind of blasphemy.

Holy Ground Feb 10, 2017

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We need holy places to help cultivate our sense of the sacred. By spending time in places connected with sacred history or set aside for worship we develop a capacity to see the glory of God in every bush. This is holy ground. But the deeper truth is that every step we take is on holy ground. It's all holy. There are no non-sacred places, only sacred places and desecrated places. But it’s specific “holy places” that lead the way to seeing all places as holy. It's the practices of prayer, pilgrimage, and contemplation that help alert us to the fact that we live our lives on holy ground.

Genuine Jesus People Feb 05, 2017

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The most embarrassing moments in church history are when the church sold its soul for political power. Whenever the church reaches for the sword of Caesar, it lets go of the cross of Christ. We don’t have to change the world, we only have to be that part of the world already changed by Christ. But this requires that we be genuine Jesus people.

The Face of God Feb 03, 2017

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The story of Jacob at Jabbok is one of the richest mines for spiritual gems in all Scripture. It’s the first place where we are specifically told of someone who saw the face of God. It’s also the origin of the name Israel—a name that becomes synonymous with God’s people.

The Declaration of Blessedness Jan 29, 2017

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The spirit of the age blesses the cocky and self-confident—
But Jesus blesses the poor in spirit.
The spirit of the age blesses those who are shallow and thus happy all the time—
But Jesus blesses those who have the capacity to mourn deeply.
The spirit of the age blesses the power-hungry who want to run the world—
But Jesus blesses the meek who are willing to trust God.
The spirit of the age blesses the privilege-protectors—
But Jesus blesses the justice-seekers.
The spirit of the age blesses those who think justice is retribution and revenge—
Jesus blesses the merciful instead.
The spirit of the age blesses the clever ones who come up with the best schemes—
Jesus blesses the pure-hearted who have no schemes.
The spirit of the age blesses those who are great at waging war—
Jesus blesses those who have the patience to work for peace.
The spirit of the age blesses those who fight for might—
Jesus blesses those who suffer for what is right.

Rethink Everything Jan 22, 2017

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A Liturgy for Evening Prayer Jan 20, 2017

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Followers of the Lamb Jan 15, 2017

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To be a Christian, to be a disciple of Jesus, to participate in the Revolutionary Kingdom of Christ, is to be a follower of the Lamb—the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world. But what does this mean?
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Here is the text to the prayer of St. Francis...
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O, Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.
Amen.

The Shock of Beauty Jan 13, 2017

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In the bleak landscape of death's darkness, the light of life comes as a shocking surprise. Our world is well-acquainted with the ugly reality of death and sin. This is why the life and resurrection of Jesus become the most shocking moments in human history, present, and future. Love, incarnate and resurrected, shocked the world and overcame death. As followers of a beautiful savior, how might we live faithful lives reflecting the shocking beauty of Christ?

Through the Waters of Baptism Jan 08, 2017

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Baptism has become a portal out of this old broken-down world and into God’s world of new creation, an escape hatch out of the kingdom of empire, power, idolatry, and injustice and into the kingdom of love. Jesus was baptized to fulfill God's plan to rescue the world. All those who follow Jesus through the waters of baptism can enter his revolutionary kingdom.

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