Death is a painful subject, Personal pain robs perspective but worship restores it, Pain moves with clarity into the foreground and pushing God out of view, Jesus works in these moments to replace the old perspectives of personal status and shame that keep us from him, Revealing to us his worthiness have a new perspective and life in His name, No longer death but sleep

Anna Karenina, life is messy, relationships, broken relationships, Corinthian Church, Paul the Apostle, conflict resolution, ambassadors for Christ, reconciliation, be reconciled to God, make peace, the love of Christ compels us, the love of Christ for us, reconciling all things to Himself, new creation in Christ, new creation, no longer according to the flesh, Leo Tolstoy, in Christ, ministry of reconciliation, ambassadors for Christ, All happy families are alike but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way

gospel, seed, seed to sow, the sower, good soil, sowing seeds, kingdom of God, parables of Jesus, spiritual growth, fruitfulness, parable of the mustard seed, parable of the seed, Great oaks from little acorns grow, Zechariah 4:10, small beginnings, the power of the seed, the seed as Gospel, being faithful in the small things, underdog, foolish things of the world the shame the wise, I Corinthians 1:27, mustard weed, a harvest awaits, 2nd coming

I resolved that however long I might remain a slave in form the day had passed forever when I could be a slave in fact, a house divided, household of God, family of God, who is my brother?, who is my sister?, who is my mother?, binding the strong man, bondage, freedom in Jesus, living in bondage, the power of Jesus, slaves no more, no longer a slave in fact, Frederick Douglass, bondage of humanity

Trinity Sunday, Trinity, Trinitarian, Triune, Father Son and Holy Spirit, Imago Dei, image bearers, made in the image of God, male and female, John Donne, in our image, after our likeness, dominion and rule, be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth, original calling, communion with God, human community, marriage, one flesh union, it takes two, it takes two to make a thing go right, made for relationship, relationality, biblical community, fellowship with God, hardwired for relationship, human connection, friendship, very good, the weight of glory, CS Lewis, no ordinary People, personhood, identity, holy sonnet number 14

Pentecost, a new age, who is the Holy Spirit to you, who is the holy spirit for us, charismatic, filled with the Holy Spirit, holy fire, waiting, a mighty wind, I AM, first fruits, harvest, feast of weeks, pilgrimage to Jerusalem, tongues of fire, power, glory and presence of God, corporate filling of the Holy Spirit, birthday of the church, body of Christ, household of God, the new temple, unity of the Holy Spirit, fellowship of the Holy Spirit, all nations under heaven, foreign tongues, foreign languages, new wine, Christian Pentecost, Jewish Pentecost, The Promise of the Father, transformation of the Holy Spirit, sanctification, Romans 8:11, Ephesians 1:19-20, in our hearts, dwelling in our hearts, empowered for mission

The Ascension, victory lap, fulfillment, mission accomplished, suffering messiah, resurrected messiah, in Jesus' name, in His name, Gospel for all nations, great commission, witnesses, testify, mission of the church, waiting, clothed with power, equipping, discipleship, cloud of glory, worship of Jesus, Semisonic, Closing Time, new era, working and waiting, not our true home, dual citizens, sojourners, faithfulness to the end, preparing for the Holy Spirit

John 15, Abide in me, Gospel, friendship, agape, what is love, eros, philia, abiding, CS Lewis, the four loves, greater love has no one but this, best friends, common mission, common goal, journeying together

Acts 8, Africa, African Christianity, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, PEAR, resurrection, resurrection stories, unlikely, chance meetings with God, Apostle Luke, Philip the Evangelist, Ethiopian Eunuch, baptism, desert, wilderness, Philip the deacon, religious outsider, a place to belong, the household of God, the family of God, Isaiah 53, asking for help, unashamed ignorance, suffering Messiah, who is Jesus, gentile, mission to the gentiles, gentile project, ACNA, AMIA, PEAR USA, Anglican, forerunner, a gospel for everyone, welcomed in, invited in, Christ's ambassadors, Ashley null, the kingdom of God is within you

gospel, resurrection, resurrection stories, resurrection images, shepherd as leader, God is the shepherd, leading the flock, calling his sheep by name, open pastures, Ezekiel 34, Ezekiel 35, Ezekiel 36, Ezekiel 37, I AM, I am the door, Rod and staff, false shepherds, I know my flock, my flock knows me, lay down my life for the sheep, sacrifice, gather my flock, love my flock, love my sheep as my Father loves me, love is never far from danger, listen to the good shepherd's voice, follow the good shepherd, wherever God leads, life to the full, John 10, Psalm 23