As we approach the end of the Advent season, Weylin Lee reflects on the surprising invitations that we find in Joseph and Mary’s experience of the birth of Jesus [Matthew 1:18-25]. Reflection How can we reframe our interruptions and disruptions to help strip away our false self? What are the things that we fear in our lives that we need […]
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Advent III: Disappointment
As we continue in the season of Advent, Matt Inman speaks about what it means to long for joy and how we live in the tension of our fears and dreams [Hebrews 11:13-16]. Reflection: How has disappointment impacted your life and faith? What does your life look like being broke open versus broke apart? Resources: Podcast: Inefficiency-Jamie Tworkowski
Advent II: Preparing for Peace
As we continue in the season of Advent, Gena Minnix speaks about how we prepare for peace and become agents of peace [Matthew 3:1-6]. Reflection Where are the wilderness places in our lives where survival feels like a struggle? What experiences (feelings, situations, conditions) do I find difficult or nearly impossible to welcome? What practices help me prepare for a […]
Advent I: Hope
Jason Minnix begins the season of Advent by reflecting on the hope that Jesus lived and where we look and wait for that hope [Isaiah 2:1-5]. Reflection: Where am I watching and waiting for epiphany to break in? How can I make space to rest and trust transformation is happening? Resources Book:Come Out My People by Wes Howard-Brook
Advent Potluck [Dec 7]
Do you love Christmas? Do you love food and drink? Do you love community? If you answered yes to all three of these questions, join us for our most favorite annual tradition, the Vox Advent Potluck! Bring a dish to share (enough for 10-15 people) and a serving utensil. BYOB, but balance it out by bringing some food so we […]
Simple Love
On the fourth Sunday of Advent, Jason Minnix speaks about the love that is expressed and received in the story of the Prodigal Son as we reflect on the love of God this season of Advent. [Luke 15:11-32] Reflection Where am I being invited to demonstrate and receive love this season? How can we release our pictures of others and […]
Advent Art Installation
Special thanks to our the members of our creative community who dreamed up our current advent installation in Space12. Tim Bauer, Shay Grabowski, and Paul Taylor created the concept and were assisted by a few recruits who helped paint the wall and install the icons. Tim explains the imagery of the icons below. The three icons loosely represent the three […]