As we begin the season of Lent, Gena Minnix reflects on Jesus’ experiencing of fasting and speaks about how fasting impacts the needs and desires of our true self [Luke 4:1-13]. Reflection: When you consider your current level of intimacy with God and others, what...
Mark Charbonneau speaks about our longing for home and how our journey here and now is perhaps the home we are searching for [John 14:1-7]. Reflection: When have you experienced homesickness and for what were you longing? What comfort do you find in how Jesus...
As we continue the Christmas season, Rachel Lee and Carol Lee share about their experience at the Ashish Centre in Dehli, India and reflect on how faith and community can be strengthened in the context of disability and vulnerability. [Psalm 147] Reflection: How do we...
On the first Sunday of Advent, Gideon Tsang discusses the importance of seasons of darkness in our spiritual journey, and the rhythms the church created in this season before Christmas. Reflection: Describe a time where you experienced a season of spiritual darkness....
Jason Minnix speaks about how we read Scripture and the different seasons in our lives that may require different approaches and ways to engage Scripture. [Hebrews 5:11-14] Reflection: How do we approach a developmental way of reading Scripture? How can we engage a...
Jason Minnix speaks about the role that weakness plays in our spirituality. [2 Corinthians 12:2-10] Reflection: How do we practice true humility? Where is the deeper river running in my life? What would it look like to lean into grace this week? [podbean...
Gideon begins a conversation on how to rediscover the early and historic church's transcendent reading of the scriptures. [Heb 4:12-13] Reflection: What do you think of the Bible? How does scripture affect your soul in a trans-rational way? How are you living out...
As we celebrate the resurrection of Christ, Gideon Tsang speaks about how there is no heartbreak, fear or need that goes beyond the love that God offers us. [Psalm 118] Reflection: How do we respond when we or others cry? How do we distract ourselves from crying? What...
David Taylor speaks about the double triumphal entry of Jesus and why it's impossible to follow Jesus apart from the body of Christ. [Mark 11:1-11] Reflection: How does Jesus meet or counter our expectations of who is and why he came to earth? How can we ”be on the...
Jason Minnix speaks about what it means to “deny our self” through a spiritual formation lens. We also explore how who we truly are emerges as we seek actual encounters with God. [Luke 9:23-25] Reflection What is my false self? Have I taken time to appreciate how my...