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108 Gospel Stories

108 Gospel Stories

Last spring, our mid week groups participated in an exercise to communicate God's story within flash fiction parameters. In preparing for our Covenant Member Orientation last month, it dawned on us that the apostle's creed is 108 words. For centuries, this concise...

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East Austin Community Fall Festival

East Austin Community Fall Festival

When we started Space12 in 2008, we saw Space12 as blank canvas for the Vox community to be good neighbors and engage the community. Our hope was that one day, folks who grew up in the community would see Space12 as their space as well. Seven years later, we have a...

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Covenant Member Orientation 11.15.14

Covenant Member Orientation 11.15.14

Please note time change to 9:45am! Join us for our fifth Covenant Member Orientation. It will take place on Saturday, November 15th from 9:45am-4pm at Liveoak Bible Church @ 7500 Woodrow Ave (Space12 is being used an E.A.S.T gallery) Coffee, lunch from Little Deli,and...

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Sunday Liturgy 10.26.14

Sunday Liturgy 10.26.14

If you can't make the retreat this weekend, join us for Sunday liturgy at Camp Buckner (There will be four part harmonies happening. You won't want to miss this.) , lunch and an Inks Lake hike. There will be no liturgy at Space12 this Sunday. Sunday Schedule: 11:00...

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Fall Retreat 10.24 – 10.26

Fall Retreat 10.24 – 10.26

The Collaborative Body: In a wikipedia world of decentralization, how do we continue to empower each members of our Vox body? Theologically, what are the implications of Jesus' body for our body?  What does Jesus being human mean for us as humans and communities? Join...

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Vox Happy Hour at Easy Tiger

Vox Happy Hour at Easy Tiger

"See you throughout the week" -- it's a phrase we hear each week at Liturgy. In an effort to follow through with that commitment, we've been getting together once a week for Vox Happy Hour. We're heading back to Easy Tiger every Wednesday starting June 4th at 7:30pm....

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Brass Knuckles, Grace and the Global Church

Brass Knuckles, Grace and the Global Church

The following is based on a true story. The names have been changed to protect the identity of the individuals.  The taste of blood was fresh in his mouth. His tongue probed his teeth like a dental hygienist checking for cavities. Are all my teeth intact?  Erhmad...

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Advent Generosity

Advent Generosity

This season of Advent is a time to remember and celebrate God's generosity to us.  God gave us his first and his best.  The one who had equality with God emptied himself to become a helpless baby born to two teenage parents in a rural parking garage.  This shocking...

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MLF Model Park Tours!

MLF Model Park Tours!

Friends at large & Vox Veniae members, the weather is PERFECT these days for a tour of Mobile Loaves & Fishes' Community First! Model Park, which is a 2-acre snapshot of the kind of beauty, creativity & rich community we're building into a 27-acre master-planned...

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A (very) Belated Thank You

A (very) Belated Thank You

A letter from a former Vox musician, Travis Jeffords.  Travis is now a worship pastor at First United Methodist Church in Bloomington, Indiana. Part 1 "were just a million little God's causing rainstorms turning every good thing to rust" I've always been a little bit...

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