Marlon Hall facilitates an ecological conversation about diversity and reflects on the invitation towards cross-pollination and authenticity [Genesis 1:1-3]. Reflection -What if the gritty spaces we are socially and racially in are an invitation to grow a new culture?...
Jason Minnix reflects on the way Jesus lived out compassion and what that means for how we show compassion in our lives [Mark 6:30-34, 53-56]. Reflection What are some of my needs that I am being invited to care for this week? Who am I being invited to shift from...
Judy Peterson reflects on how God creates everything with intent and purpose and how each of us is a unique reflection of the image of God [Genesis 1:26-27]. Reflection What are the"thats" that are not a part of the "THIS" God had created you to be? Who are the...
John Chandler reflects on how the practice of fasting can actually integrate the soul and body instead of simply denying the body [Galatians 5:16-25]. Reflection What has been your understanding of the relationship between your spirit and your body? What might it look...
Matt Inman reflects on the ways and approaches that we use in dealing with pain in our lives [Lamentation 3:22-33]. Reflection Are you currently working through pain in your life? What does that process look like for you? When you believe your pain or patterns are...
Pamela Begeman reflects on the goodness of our being and what it means to consent to our basic goodness [Psalm 139]. Reflection Do you know and feel that you are essentially and deeply good, before you do or say anything? How are you being healed, transformed and...
Jason Minnix reflects on how parables provide a way to change the way we see God and ourselves [Mark 4:26-34]. Reflection How am I being invited to play with and in metaphor this week? Where can I plant scrappy seeds and let go of the outcomes to God? Spiritual...
Gideon Tsang reflects on what it would look like to find a way to live that’s renewing [2 Corinthians 4:16-18]. Reflection What can you subtract this week to free up space for the renewing of your inner being? What interruptions can we embrace this season? Resources...
Sarah Berson reflects on how being present helps us hear God [1 Samuel 3:1-10]. Reflection How do you build space for presence with yourself? With God? Who in your life can you depend on to help you hear God? Spiritual Practice Consider how you can create space for...
As we celebrate Trinity Sunday, Gideon Tsang explores how we participate in the Trinity and not just how we understand the Trinity [John 3:1-8]. Reflection What do you wonder about Trinity this morning? How can you welcome God's movement for all things in your life...