Ordinary faith for an ordinary life. Yet there is nothing unordinary about a life of struggle and difficulties. Can our faith live on and even thrive in such conditions?

As we come to the end of our time with the Letter of James, Lemma Desta reflects on hard times, perseverance, and the need for a faith that is familiar with the tough realities of life. 

Welcome to the patience of faith. Welcome to OiC!

Bike thiefs, business entrepreneurs and politicians face a common dilemma. What about us?

Still in the company of James, Maicon Steuernagel reflects on greed, arrogance and our struggle with loving ourselves and those around us.

Welcome to the company of the unlikely blessed. Welcome to OiC!

"Get outta here!", shouts James from the altar...

Many Christian faith traditions are familiar with the so-called "altar call". This week, James flips it on its head and sends us away from the altar, toward the places where our repentance can change us.

Welcome to the need for repentance. Welcome to the hope of community. Welcome to OiC!

"Not many of you should become tweeters, my fellow believers..."

Maicon Steuernagel considers James' harsh words about the power and the danger of speech, and reflects if language can also be a practice of healing for the comunity of faith.

Welcome to the conversation. Welcome to OiC!

Can we just agree that child sacrifice is not ok?

We continue our series on the Letter of James, struggling with some hard things in the text and, if we dare, in our own lives and the world we live in.

Welcome the hard questions. Welcome to the table.

Welcome to OiC!

What does doubt smell like? What is the texture of doubt? What is the sound of doubt?

As we start off our series on the Letter of James, Maicon Steuernagel argues with James about the place and the shape of doubt. 

Welcome to conversations that lead us to unexpected places. Welcome to the table.

Welcome to OiC!

Ruth, James and Jane walk into a pub...

It sounds like the start of a joke, but it's actually our set up for the semester ahead. The letter of James and the book of Ruth will be our companions around the table, and so will Jane. Who is Jane? Tune in to hear more.

Welcome Jane. Welcome to you, me and someone else.

Welcome to the table at OiC!

About Mary Magdalene, hobbits and stories that hold power.

This week Maicon Steuernagel reflects on the power of resurrection and of being seen, and of implications for those who choose to witness and believe in the power of life.

Welcome to the dismissed voices. Welcome to OiC in the Land of the Living!

The problem with resurrection, is that it is so hard to believe in it...

Yet despite the overwhelming evidence of death, the christian community of faith has insisted not only in believing, but in practices of resurrection! This week Maicon Steuernagel invites us into the practice of vulnerability, starting with one of the main leaders of the early church, the apostle Peter.

Welcome to the practice of vulnerability. Welcome to OiC in the Land of the Living!

The middle of the sea seems like an odd place to look for the living. But then again, where do we look for the living Christ in the land of the living? 

This week, Maicon Steuernagel joins Peter and his friends as they go fishing and try to sort out this new reality in which Christ is resurrected yet seems to slip our hold. They find a miracle, but it quickly fades to the background for something more important: breakfast!

Welcome to meals with the living Christ. Welcome to OiC in the Land of the Living!