A message from the series “How to Survive the Election.” Jesus said, “I am the truth.” So why are Christians so susceptible to conspiracy theories? God call us to be a people of sound teaching. How do we do that in a world of fake news and alternative facts?
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A message from the series “How to Survive the Election.” When we vote, we tend to think about our own wants and needs. But Jesus implores us to put others before ourselves. How do we do that in politics? Rev. Sonya Brown invites us to consider how the practice of lament can help us hear the voices of the most vulnerable among us.
Continue readingMessage: “How to Be Kind” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “How to Survive the Election.” It feels harder and harder to disagree well. We hear frequent calls for civility and niceness. But for a people of faith, nice isn’t enough. Rather than settle for a superficial niceness, God calls us to imitate Jesus in offering a deep kindness. Kindness insists we treat others as though they are part of our family. How do we pursue kindness together in the next month?
Continue readingMessage: “Roles: A Decolonized Faith” from Sandra Van Opstal
A message from the series “Faith & Race.” Every system has roles. In football, it’s quarterbacks and receivers, linemen and tight ends, coaches and referees, fans and commentators. As we conclude our Faith & Race series, Sandra Maria Van Opstal joins us to talk about roles in the Church, how they’ve been racialized, and what it looks like to decolonize our faith.
Continue readingMessage: “Rules: Voter Suppression” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “Faith & Race.” Every institution has rules, both written and unwritten, that make it run. How should Christians engage a system with unjust rules? We explore another meal Jesus shares with Pharisees to discern how we can respond to voter suppression specifically as a people of faith.
Continue readingMessage: “Arenas: Redlining” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “Faith & Race.” Suburbs exist in large part because of the racialized history of American housing. How should a suburban church respond to that reality – especially as our suburban demographic is changing?
Continue readingMessage: “Artefacts: Monuments” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “Faith & Race.” All systems are comprised of physical artefacts. As we begin our exploration of systemic racism in America, we investigate the Confederate monuments we’re removing all over the country. How should persons of faith understand this issue, and more importantly: how does that illuminate how the artefacts in our daily lives are racialized too?
Continue readingMessage: “Reading the Bible Mythically” from Multiple Speakers
A message from the series “How the Bible Works.” We’ve spent the whole summer learning all kinds of tools to read Scripture. But if we approach the Bible with the wrong attitude, we’ll still miss the God to whom the Scripture points. With some help from John and C. S. Lewis., we learn how to read the Bible mythically.
Continue readingMessage: “How to Read Myth” from Multiple Speakers
A message from the series “How the Bible Works.” The idea that the Bible contains mythology makes a lot of us uncomfortable. But just like other genres, myth is there on purpose – and vital to our formation as God’s people. So how does myth work, exactly?
Continue readingMessage: “How to Read Epistles” from Ashley Bekkerus
A message from the series “How the Bible Works.” Faith doesn’t have to be an esoteric, theoretical thing. In fact, the letters in the Bible present us a window into how the earliest followers of Jesus navigated the complexities of faithfulness in the real world. How can these letters help us navigate our own faithfulness today?
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