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- What Did Jesus Think He Was Doing in Giving Us the Holy Spirit?
As we build towards pentecost with the life of the Risen One in our midst, James Alison invites us to see our lives as a place of God’s indwelling and revealing. [John 14:23-29].
Reflection
- What do you make of the difference between appearing “to” someone and appearing “within” them?
- What do you make of Jesus’ going and his coming being the same thing?
- How do you understand the peace of his parting?
20 min - Joining the Song of Triune LoveChristopher Mack imagines Jesus’ prayer for our active participation in God’s Love and call to work alongside those struggling, afraid, and forgotten. [John 17:20-26].ReflectionWhat is it like to imagine Jesus’ praying for you?Where do you or your world feel fragmented? How might you open yourself to God’s Love and Oneness?How might you move yourself to the song of Triune Love?21 min
- Praying and SeeingEach of us is not seeing something about God, and this fifth Sunday of Eastertide, Gena St. David invites us to shift our perspective to glimpse something unexpected. [Acts 11:2-12].ReflectionIf we’re not seeing something clearly, then how will God let us know?What new prayer practice do you want to try this week?Toward whom is the Spirit moving you?PracticeOpen Hearted Prayer: If I’m seeing things wrong, let me know.Question for the week: Who are we still seeing wrong?22 min
- Growing Good TogetherOn this Good Shepherd Sunday, Christopher Mack reflects on who might be good shepherds in our lives and how we might be the same for others [Acts 9:36-42].ReflectionDoes Jesus’ self-giving life as a good shepherd offer you hope, healing, rest, or reconciliation you need right now?Does someone in your life remind you of Tabitha? Is there an invitation in their example for you to embody Beloved Community?PracticeShowing up for mutual flourishing. How do you show up for your own grief? How can you show up for the grief of others? How might you invite others to show up for you?Consenting to God's presence. How is the Mystery of God’s Love inviting a ‘yes’ from you? How might you become aware of God’s Love flowing to you in ordinary moments?Leaving a legacy of love and liberation. How is the Mystery of God’s Love inviting a ‘yes’ from you? How might you become aware of God’s Love flowing to you in ordinary moments?31 min
- Forming a New Way of LifeIn this season of Easter and resurrection, Weylin Lee reflects on how we are forming new patterns and a new way of life that Jesus invites us toward [John 21:1-19].Reflection:How might making space for sacraments help disrupt our default patterns?What does our version of feeding and tending to the vulnerable look like?What is our tension with following the nonviolent path of Christ?Practice:Making space for the sacraments. How does the Eucharist disrupt our need for self-achievement and self-protection? How might liturgy disrupt our isolation and individualistic faith?Love in the ordinary ways. How do we faithfully contribute to the restoration and healing of the hurting and marginalized? What does our version of feeding and tending to the vulnerable look like?Resources:Film: Revolution of Our Times (viewer discretion advised)26 min
- Does Doubt Mean I Don’t Believe?David Wallace reflects on how doubt and belief coexist and both are necessary in our journey of faith [John 20:19-29].ReflectionWhen has your certainty led to unforgiveness?How does trusting in God change your understanding of having faith, despite living in a world with such suffering?ResourcesBook: The Sin of Certainty (Peter Enns)25 min
- Fits and StartsOn this Easter Sunday, Christopher Mack reflects on the paradox of resurrection love and the invitation that Jesus’ nonviolence offers us towards peacemaking [Luke 24:1-11].Reflection:Where is Christ inviting you to shift perspectives to find life in death?How might forgiveness, righteous anger, and nonviolent resistance call you toward hopeful action?27 min
- Subversion of Empire as a Form of Holy ProtestOn this Palm Sunday, Jonathan Davis reflects on how Jesus' journey into Jerusalem subverted empire and injustice of his day [Luke 19:28-40].Reflection:How might God be calling me to subvert injustice in my own sphere of influence?How can I announce/proclaim the alternate Kin-dom of God this coming week?What parts of established religious systems do I reject in following the Way of Jesus?Resources:Book: The Last Week (Marcus Borg & John Crossan)27 min
- Welcoming DiscomfortDuring this season of Lent, Weylin Lee reflects on how we are invited to welcome discomfort as we reflect on Jesus’ journey towards death [John 12:1-11].Reflection:How are you invited into the vulnerability of practicing or receiving extravagant love?What is your invitation to practice sabbatical year rhythms that center around the poor?Practice:Be vulnerable in extravagant love. Who are we invited to extend extravagant love toward? Who are we invited to receive extravagant love from?Sabbatical year rhythm. What would practicing a version of the sabbatical year rhythm look like for us? How might we embody Jesus' teaching to feed the hungry and give to those in need?Resources:Video: WeCrashed26 min
- Why Do We Leave Home?During this season of Lent, David Wallace reflects on our journey of wanting to be on our own and how God continually invites us back home [Luke 15:11-32].Reflection:Where are we being lured in our lives by Henri Nouwen's "three human lies" (I am what I have, I am what I do, I am what other people say or think of me)?Do we really believe that God's love is unconditional and limitlessly patient? Even lavishly so?27 min
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The work of the people. Our weekly rhythm of being together as a larger community to worship and confess, to engage scripture and prayer, to celebrate eucharist, and to be sent back into the city with…
a benediction each and every week.