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From the Daily Sip: notes on vipers

January 8, 2017 1 Comment

Can an encounter with a trainer of cobras and vipers change how we see forgiveness?

On “Jesus Movements”: Claiming our Way of Being Christian

January 8, 2017 5 Comments

In fact, part of what drew me back to active involvement in Church was the way I experienced, in one of my evangelical friends, a person who clearly lived into and took great joy in an ongoing, prayerful relationship with Jesus. Just being in her presence was transformative. We differed theologically on a lot of things but there was a core experience that attracted me

From All Points episode 4: towards a theology of political life

January 5, 2017 No Comments

In this episode we wonder whether there is evidence for the emergence of a new theology of civic engagement. We also look at the politically explosive message of the Magnificat and the ways that message is suppressed and made inert.

2FAB shines a light on the Epiphany

January 4, 2017 No Comments

In this last holiday mini-sode, Jordan and Luci delve into the origins of the Feast of the Epiphany

Going to church alone

January 2, 2017 11 Comments

“I opened the church door. Inside, it was silent. Had I gotten the time wrong… I felt a pang of dismay as I hovered on the threshold, deciding whether to investigate further or just go home. Through the open door, I could smell the distinct fragrance that seems to emanate from every old church: incense, candles, flowers. I stepped inside.”

2FAB episode 24: Numbers 17-20

January 1, 2017 No Comments

It’s all about the priest! Luci and Jordan delve into the Law on the ancient priesthood

The Holiness of Dysfunction

January 1, 2017 1 Comment

Maybe it is the dysfunction that surprises us and allows us to make space for the holy to come in.

the Power of naming

January 1, 2017 26 Comments

Should Prayers of the People include the name of the President-elect?

Reflections from the Kasbah

January 1, 2017 No Comments

I no longer believe in a spiritual life, I believe in the life which is lived. There is no life lived outside the spiritual life, just as there is no fish swimming outside water.

2016: The year in review

December 30, 2016 1 Comment

What themes defined the stories in the Cafe in 2016 and what might we expect in the coming year?