Midweek groups provide an opportunity for the Vox community to live the church throughout the week and to facilitate our spiritual formation. Each of these groups usually range from 6-10 people and meet on various nights of the week throughout the city. Groups engage various expressions of Scripture and prayer and have access to a wide range of discussion guides […]
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5th Sunday Liturgy & Brunch [Sep 29]
Now that Summer is behind us, we’ll be resuming our 5th Sunday liturgy rhythm starting September 29th. Liturgy that morning will be shortened to about 30 minutes, and it will be inclusive of our Greenhouse community. After service, we are all invited to share a meal together at tables set up in the sanctuary. Brunch will be $8 per person. […]
Liturgy, Reflection, & Benediction 2024.09.15
Liturgy We come in need of silence.For we are filled with a plethora of words.They are bandied about in effortsTo bully us and seduce us and silence us.We have been reminded this weekOf how words both build and burn.We come in need of silence,For in it we pause and reflect and breathe.We consider which words we want to let in.We […]
World Shaping Words
Where might we compassionately reconsider the messages we are embodying and passing on? On the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Christopher Mack wonders how we might learn to use our words to build a more compassionate world for ourselves and others. [James 3] Reflection Are there words of wisdom you can immerse yourself in over the coming weeks? Who is someone […]
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.09.08
Liturgy Lord, how freeing it isfor you to speak to us in stories, with the objects of our lives,and not in propositions of fact.Following you does not mean assenting to a list of right beliefs:we can live and move and find our being in your story instead. Our ideas of your kingdom can be so small,and lack breath.You designed us to breathe […]
The Beauty in Tension
What excites you about what Vox is (or could be) creating? On the sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Kimberly Culbertson propels us into creative tension as we consider our communal gait. [Matthew 13:31-34] Reflection How often have you seen yourself as a vital part of the church body versus as a recipient of church services? How does the concept of tensegrity […]
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.09.01
Liturgy Dear Lord,The winds of this worldPull at our faithRooted in your mysterious love.The fire of our anger burns,Our lightning bolt judgements meant to keep us safe,Starve us from each other.The quicker we act,The safer we feel,But the farther we’re swept away from you.Guide us back to your slow and steady Grace,Heal our hearts so we may better serve your […]