The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.

Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

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The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician. 

In The Wild: Church for Those People

The Holy Maker is going to create what no one ever sees: something from a nothing, someone from a no-one. 

The Day Russell Brand Was Filled with The Holy Breath

Eucatastrophe is the coming untrue of all sin, evil, and death. And where that starts is the empty tomb of the risen Jesus.  

Eucatastrophe of Easter

In Israel today, it's still possible to witness the same scene the disciples saw 2000 years ago when the Bedouin shepherds bring their flocks home from various pastures at the end of the day.

Sheep and Shepherds

Fellowship is nothing if it is not ultimately fellowship with God.

Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

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