We avoid pain and grief as much as possible. When faced with someone else’s grief, we avoid or offer platitudes. But the book of Lamentations invites us to sit with grief, to enter into the prophetic process of Lament. In this series, we’ll explore how to grieve and how to be a friend to the grieving.
Ultimately, we’ll see how the process of lament invites us to be agents of healing in the larger world.
JR. Forasteros - January 1, 2017
Where We Go From Here
2016 was a difficult year for many of us. In the wake of a difficult season of life - or even in the midst of one - how do we get up and keep going? New Year's is the perfect time to look back and realize that the God of our present is the God of our past... and our future!
From Series: "Pure Imagination"
In a world increasingly divided and hopeless, even something as simple as respectful disagreement seems impossible. But the prophets who taught Israel how to long for the birth of the Messiah made bold promises: weapons formed into gardening tools; wolves and sheep living in harmony; deserts blooming. Such promises seem impossible - like pure imaginative fiction. But God's promises aren't fiction. They're a future God is bringing into existence. Jesus birth proves God is with us, that God is working. We can have purified imaginations, see the world as it will be, and begin to work for that world now. What does it mean to be a people of Advent? Advent means the impossible has been made possible!
More Messages From JR. Forasteros...
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Ugly DucklingsJanuary 20, 2013 |
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Chemistry (Me and You)January 27, 2013 |
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Growing Up in a GardenFebruary 3, 2013 |
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Make Time to Take TimeFebruary 10, 2013 |
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