Here is what I notice …
October 19, 2021
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“Here is what I notice…
a stop sign
the turn of my head
to witness God’s blazing glory.”
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Year: 2021
Addressing white supremacy at church
October 18, 2021
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Here’s one practical proposal. Pull together a group to write a more honest church history that begins with this simple question: Why is our church physically located where it is? Why is it in this part of our community and not another one? In nearly all cases this question will quickly lead to issues of racially segregated neighborhoods, white flight from cities to suburbs and land grabs from Native Americans, to name just a few.
Developing Gratitude as a Lifelong Practice
October 18, 2021
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“When I wake up in the morning I make a cup of tea and sit quietly in my sacred space for a few minutes enjoying the early morning sounds and sights. I close my eyes, take a few deep breaths in and out and recite what has become my morning mantra:
‘Thank you God for the gift of life
A wondrous gift so freely given.'”
Faith To Go: Risk and Reward
October 17, 2021
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This week Faith To Go formation team member Charlette Preslar and special guests the Rev. Hannah Wilder and Demetreus Gregg discuss this week’s gospel, the implications for our spiritual lives, and what conversations at home will be like based on these gospel themes.
Subversive Undercroft #216: God? Can We Talk?
October 17, 2021
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We’re continuing our examination of prayer and its place as the cornerstone of life committed to following Jesus.
Crisis of Faith: Why You Want to be Left Behind
October 17, 2021
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Joe and Drew continue the deconstruction of their evangelical background this week by examining the Rapture. But first, Drew challenges Joe to a test of strength and Joe gets heated about the heat of artificial cinnamon.
2FAB: Molly Brant
October 17, 2021
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Molly Brant, also known as Konwatsi’tsiaienni or Degonwadonti, was a Mohawk leader in British New York and Upper Canada in the era of the American Revolution.
God’s Fish Tanks
October 17, 2021
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“How foolish I was! God was telling me my job didn’t matter. The Holy water is within me. In all my moments, even the most block-headed ones, I am an aquarium, a place for relating to Holy water.”
Promises, Law and Faith
October 16, 2021
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“I do have faith that God is present and as close as my next breath. That’s the best reason I can think of for continuing to breathe. I don’t obey civil law because it suits me; it’s more about making things safer for others and myself.”
Backpacking with Teresa
October 15, 2021
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“To many of us, who nowadays so often feel trapped indoors, and who often use our weekends to flee the cities and flock to the outdoors, the idea of retreating indoors to find God might seem less appealing. I wonder, then, if we can honor St. Teresa on her feast day by extending her vision of God to the outer world, and envisioning the soul’s journey on a spiritual pilgrimage of a backpacking trip?”
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