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God chooses to be born to someone who knew what it was like to feel a little low. That girl who ran away somehow, through faith, becomes the one who brings God’s presence into the world.

The world needs more religious radicals. Holy Community finds its roots, its radical values in Welcome, Diversity, and Justice

The world needs more religious radicals. Holy Community finds its roots, its radical values in Welcome, Diversity, and Justice

The Rev. Canon John Kilgore: There is a certain value to keeping Advent Advent, and Christmas Christmas.

The Rev. Canon John Kilgore: There is a certain value to keeping Advent Advent, and Christmas Christmas.

Advent invites us to live in the tension of hope. Hope is radical. Imagining the world as it should be causes us to see the imbalances and exploitations of the world as it is.

Advent invites us to live in the tension of hope. Hope is radical. Imagining the world as it should be causes us to see the imbalances and exploitations of the world as it is.

Maybe you’re like me, and you’re not a literalist. Maybe for you parts of the Bible aren’t asking the same question as science or history textbooks. Maybe you need some footnotes to explain the Biblical moral code. But can you still hold scripture with reverence for the deeper truths it contains?

Maybe you’re like me, and you’re not a literalist. Maybe for you parts of the Bible aren’t asking the same question as science or history textbooks. Maybe you need some footnotes to explain the Biblical moral code. But can you still hold scripture with reverence for the deeper truths it contains?

Even in the midst of tragedy, Jesus says, keep your heads up, look for the Kingdom of God being born. Justice is coming. Mercy is coming. Compassion is coming. Justice, Mercy, Compassion, love, that is the prophecy of Jesus.