Galatians 1:13-24 is this week’s text, Paul writes of his transformation. In his faithful response to the Divine call he has been transformed, creatively resurrected into newness of life. As I’ve tossed around ideas about salvation, redemption and transformation I keep coming back to the “Romans Road.” It was the plan to salvation we used when […]
Gospel.
GospelWhat a complex word… at least it is now. What is “The Gospel”? Now that’s an even more complex group of words, with an oft-complex definition. In its original context “gospel” didn’t have such a complex countenance. It just meant “good news”. Yet, somehow through the years it’s become an extra terrestrial of sort. It’s […]
Paul, Galatians and DNA
Galatians is a fascinating text. First off, Paul comes off as desperate. Desprerate to prove that his version of the gospel is right and those who are preaching a rival gospel are wrong. Desperate to ensure that the communities that he founded remain faithful to the message he preached to them. Desperate to ensure that […]
Community on Tap
I remember lying there, dead, with blood oozing from the gash stretched across my forehead. The steam from the engine rose into the tree that split the truck in two. I sat there lifeless, trying not to blink, smile or show the rising of my chest with every breath I took. I wanted it to […]
Our Identity #5
The early Christian experience of God’s love for the world in Christ is presented with metaphors that awaken the reader to the Holy Spirit, these metaphors have been describe in the Pentecost event of Acts 2. This is the text we’ll dig into this Sunday to finalize our series on Missio’s communal identity. God is […]
Our Identity #4
The Missio what? Missing a Day? Misseo Dei? Why the Missio Dei? I’ve heard it all. But, what exactly is in a name? Identity. Our community, the Missio Dei, is named after God’s own mission in and for the life of the world (literally Latin for “God’s Mission”). That being said, we chose that name […]
Our Identity #3
Tony Jones – author, blogger, and church guru – has been a formative voice in the emergent church conversation for many years now. In 2009 he wrote a book, The New Christians, that had 20 dispatches emergent churches commonly have from their previous faith communities. As we have been discussing the identity of Missio Dei, I thought […]
Love the Poor
Last night, we previewed the revamped Love the Poor program. We went to St Vincent DePaul soup kitchen and helped serve the evening meal. Love the Poor previously had been a program that took meals and coffee to where people were, in the parks, in front of City Hall, to bus stops, where ever people […]
Our Identity #2
We tried to find answers, but found doctrine.We now seek wisdom, and are finding Life. We tried to live good lives, but found frenzy. We now listen for the Inner Voice, and are finding Peace.We tried to be devout, but found empty religion.We now dance with the Divine and are finding Contentment.Throughout my faith journey I have […]
Our Identity
Then he looked up at his disciples and said:‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.‘Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled.‘Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. (Luke 6:20-21) These are words of hope. These words affirm the humanity of the […]