JR. Forasteros - June 5, 2016
Batman v Superman + Civil War
Two major superhero films this year feature the good guys fighting each other. Does this reflect the anxiety we feel when we can't seem to agree with people we care about on important issues? How do we fight well? The early church's first major conflict in Acts 15 offers us guidance.
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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?
