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Freeing Faith?

Gideon Tsang explores what our faith provides for us and in what ways it might be freeing us [Luke 13:10-17]. Reflection Is our faith making us less or more free?How can we engage the space between our acting and our being?What parched areas of our life might need...

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Watered Garden

Jason Minnix explores how prayer, justice, and rest work together and how they are all woven together [Isaiah 58:9-14]. Reflection How can I invite God's presence into suffering today?Where do I sense small sips of rest? Spiritual Practice Invite God’s presence into...

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Discomfort

Weylin Lee reflects on the areas of discomfort that we are being invited to explore in our movement towards experiencing restoration and rest [Psalm 23]. Reflection How can we adopt more of a posture of willingness instead of willfulness to allow ourselves to let go...

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Embracing Needs

As we continue in the season of Lent, Liz Schepel invites us to explore and embrace our needs that we sometimes push aside [Psalm 63]. Reflection What emotion has been dominant in your life?  What personal need might be at the root of those feelings?What do you...

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Rhythm of Sabbath

Rhythm of Sabbath

This past Sunday, Jason Minnix spoke about the practice of Sabbath and rest. In order to help with this necessary rhythm in our lives, he offered a practical tool.  We are created to work 6 days and rest 1 day.  Just as work can be many different things so can rest....

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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 07.03.11

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 07.03.11

Liturgy God, our shaper, thank you for calling us into community in this city. Thank you for its color and vibrancy, its texture and life. Thank you that we can’t do all that you’ve asked of us on our own. But it’s together with all the people here that we’re asked to...

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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 06.19.11

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 06.19.11

Liturgy We believe in God, Creator of beauty, source of every breath, foundation of every movement. God leads us beside still waters, makes us lie down in green splendor and lets nature heal and restore us. We believe in Jesus, the risen Christ, who loved the least,...

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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.29.11

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.29.11

Liturgy Lord Jesus Christ, pierce our souls with your love that we may always long for you. You, the bread of angels and the fulfillment of the soul’s deepest desires. May our hearts always hunger and feed on what you provide, so that our souls may be filled with...

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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.08.11

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.08.11

Liturgy Christ is risen: The world below lies desolate Christ is risen: The spirits of evil are fallen Christ is risen: The angels of God are rejoicing Christ is risen indeed from the dead, the first of the sleepers, Glory and power are his forever and ever. In God’s...

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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.01.11

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.01.11

Liturgy Redeeming God, we journey in hope: daring to believe in impossible things; seeing your imprint on our lives and in our world; knowing that you break through in unexpected ways, even in confusion and despair: in the love of friends and strangers; in the beauty...

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