Ups and Downs
“It [our faith] is about God entering our lives, lifting us up, supporting us, strengthening us, healing us. If we live with this faith,...
Significance/Insignificance
“There is an unrelenting theme throughout Scripture in which God accomplishes His work through that which is least and broken. Whether it...
Substance
“Any excessive focus on form alone will disrupt our communion with God and our ability to love others as Christ commands.” (Dynamis...
Share/Sharing
"We all have one thing in common. We all share in the brokenness of humanity." (Deacon and Fellow Pilgrim) “We share one human nature in...
Success
A “successful” parish can thus be judged by its well-managed conflicts and general tone of happiness. In its most crass examples, success...
Rationality
“Humans possess dignity of rational nature, but this comes to them as a gift, not as something they have earned…This honor accorded to...
Sin
“...sin is committed in three stages, namely, the suggestion of it, the pleasure experienced, and the consent…Our captivity to sin begins...
Rescue
"People think a Christian is one who follows Christ's teaching and example, but Jesus is not primarily a teacher. He's a rescuer."...
Timing
“God’s sense of timing will confound ours, no matter what culture we’re form. His grace rarely operates according to our schedule…The...
Transitions
"…everything that exists through creation is connected with change inasmuch as existence itself originates in change, the non-existing...