In the midst of the escalating Climate Crisis and deep into the 4th wave of the COVID 19 pandemic, it's natural to be mired in despair. What can we do to rise up? Join this podcast and explore this message through story-telling, scripture and inspiration. 

What is the purpose of the church in this modern age? What is our purpose as people of faith in a society torn apart by crisis after crisis? Simply put it's to be a Blessing. In this episode of intersections with the Beatitudes as a backdrop and through the lens of personal life stories, we explore the various dimensions of being a Blessing to ourselves, our families, our neighbors, our community, our nation, our world and the future of our kids.

In the recent sessions of Intersections, we have been pondering cornerstones that would mark the boundaries for the foundation of a faith and a Church relevant in this modern age. The cornerstones we set in place are: 

·        Repentance

·        Respect

·        Humility

·        Sacrifice

So now comes the big step of laying the foundational stones that will support our path forward into a way of life that God would gave us live. What should those foundational stones consist of: I would offer that it must be Justice. Justice in all it's many forms but in this episode we will delve into the Justice areas that we might not always consider but are desperately needed for our modern age: Distributive Justice & Restorative Justice. 

Cornerstone #4 - Sacrifice is Necessary

In this Intersections episode, we explore the 4th Cornerstone in forming the foundation for a Faith & a Church that is relevant to life in the 21st century in responses to the numerous crisis's that are arising all around us. This 4th cornerstone is "Sacrifice is necessary". 

To explore this topic, we engage with both ancient and modern wisdom sources as ponder the questions regarding the dimensions of Sacrifice: What Kind? How Much? How shall we do it?   


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Life is a journey and to fully explore it's many dimensions, requires humility. The humility to listen, to learn, to share, to lead, to follow, to ask for help, to admit error, to sacrifice, to be satisfied with enough, and especially humble enough to try yet again to get it right. In this episode of intersection, we explore the benefits of having ancient and modern wisdom to guide us on this journey.

How might the future improve for our kids if instead of destroying Creation, we treated it with respect as Holy?

How will our Faith look in the future?
How will the Church look like in the future? Assuming there still is a Church.
In this episode, we begin a mini-series on pondering the cornerstones that we need to put in place to create a firm foundation for Faith & Church going forward in these turbulent times.

What can we learn form ancient biblical text concerning the Ascension of Jesus that we can apply to our modern life path?
Come ponder a moment or two on curious intersection of ancient wisdom informing modern life.

Why would Peter choose this passage to introduce following Jesus as a way of life/  Pentecost, the gift enabling them to leave the safety of the Upper Room also made this into a time of crisis and gret change for the disciples.

Perhaps Peter is using this passage to emphasize that old men famous for being set in their ways must now purposely be open to God's new messages?  As in you old men shall dream dreams.  How does this ancient text inform our modern way of life?