During the season of Lent leading up to Easter, we're exploring what it requires to be people of peace in a violent world. Today we turn to sexual assault and violence against women — a topic on which the Bible has a mixed record at best.

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During the season of Lent leading up to Easter, we're exploring what it requires to be people of peace in a violent world. Violence often stems from mimetic desire (or our longing for something that other people have), and mimetic desire is perhaps most present in sibling rivalry. How do we combat it?

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During the season of Lent leading up to Easter, we're exploring what it requires to be people of peace in a violent world. While we often create enemies with a simple us vs. them worldview, we are called to be kind, compassionate, and — well — Christ-like.

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We're wrapping our series 'Ship Talk discussing the ins and outs of healthy relationships. What do we do when confronted with **unhealth** in our relationships AND health becomes impossible?

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We're continuing our series 'Ship Talk discussing the ins and outs of healthy relationships. The best and most rare relationships are those in which we lovingly and mutually sacrifice ourselves for others.

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We're continuing our series 'Ship Talk discussing the ins and outs of healthy relationships. What do we do when confronted with **unhealth** in our relationships?

You can also give to support our new ministry in Cottage Grove at www.thegrovecg.church/give

We're continuing our series 'Ship Talk discussing the ins and outs of healthy relationships. While keeping our welcome incredibly wide, we cannot and should not have the same kind of relationship with the crowds as we do with a handful of our closest friends.

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We're continuing our series 'Ship Talk discussing the ins and outs of healthy relationships. Vulnerability is important ... but not at the cost of boundaries and safety.

You can also give to support our new ministry in Cottage Grove at www.thegrovecg.church/give

We're continuing our series 'Ship Talk discussing the ins and outs of healthy relationships. Meaningful connections through which we can feel safe and vulnerable are hard to find, difficult to navigate within boundaries, AND incredibly important.

You can also give to support our new ministry in Cottage Grove at www.thegrovecg.church/give

Today we kick off seven weeks of 'Ship Talk discussing the ins and outs of healthy relationships. The irony of meaningful connections is that it's only in giving something of ourselves to others that we are truly complete.

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