“The message is that Jesus can be fully alive to the marginalized and not be diminished for those who were in the in-group to start with. Healing and blessing are not zero-sum games. There’s plenty for everybody. So, if somebody else gets a blessing, you can still have yours.”
People are too busy with summer fun. So use the time wisely and write your case in the relative freedom of the summer-slowness.
As Christians living in America today, we ought to be inspired by the highest ideals of this country. But we are also citizens of the City where Jesus reigns from the Cross as King.
True, Jesus knows our fears. He knows the worst of our fears, yet does not consent to them. He conquers them by dying and rising again.
“All we need are 1 million Joys at the doors of our churches and the fences and gates of our borders rather than 1 million AK-47s pointed across that short space between us and the rest of the world.”
What we’re watching for from the upcoming General Convention
“For all that the narrative of Peter and Paul can be one of battling it out for the soul of the early church, from the passages appointed for their shared feast, it is clear that they agreed on at least three things: the message of Jesus was important enough to spend (and risk) their lives on; all are welcome to follow Jesus and enter into the community of believers; and sometimes, the messenger matters.”
Prayer, storytelling, and the power of film to create community and conversation.
“The best I can do is to say he is as vulnerable as it is possible for a person to be. And, for that reason, this is my image of God: God is completely and utterly vulnerable.”
“For a lot of people, General Convention can be overwhelming,” said the Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija, host of both Inside General Convention and Adentro de la convención general. “But this year we’re aiming to change that. We’re going to take you all over the convention hall. We’re going to meet different people from throughout the church and give you an insider’s look.”