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Missional Hospitality: A Beautiful Emptying
Contrary to how it’s regarded in some circles, missional hospitality is not an outreach strategy.
It Is the Community That Saves Us
The local church has a heart to be immersed and a part of her local community. The church, in spite of all of her criticism, is in fact the light of the world.
Listen, Read, Act on Contemporary Issues Like Immigration
I started listening to immigrants, my views changed to a more collective understanding of what’s happening to us—humans all made in the image of God.
The Day I Escaped My Bubble
I had experiences that made me question my view of reality. But at the end of the day, I always came back to people who rooted me in to the standard thinking of our group.
When the Children are Forgotten
As disciples of Christ learn to love, bless, and honor the children among us--both our own and those in our neighborhoods--we learn the spirit of Christ and cultivate the heart of Christ.
A New Kind of Bus Ministry
what if churches sent people into the neighborhood to walk alongside the children and families surrounding them, to become the presence of Jesus in the midst of the neighborhood.
Adopt-a-Street for Jesus
What if every church viewed the neighborhood right around her as their neighbors—the sphere God has placed them as an outpost for the kingdom of God?
Education Matters
The truth is that the gospel is both simple and complex, like a stained glass window with many different different colors. Each is beautiful itself, and when you stand back the whole is even more beautiful.
Eyes to See
We see and experience the world differently and we each have something to teach another and to learn from another. When we break bread together, we come to know each other in unique ways.
So That You Will Be a Blessing
When a stranger meets us on an airplane or in a grocery store, may they see in us love, joy, and peace. May they hear in our voices patience, kindness, and goodness.
The Things that Make for Peace: Generosity
There’s one problem for some Christians: When I’m stingy, I don’t trust God. Jesus proclaims the Kingdom of God to his people – and in that Kingdom, there is always enough.
Partnerships in the City
While non-profit organizations can never take the place of the church, the church can come alongside these organizations, pool resources, and work together.
Clean and Unclean: A Contemporary Christian Conversation
Richard Beck explains the often-irrational reactions to things (and people) we perceive as "unclean."
Three Metaphors for a Missional Church, Part 3: Terminal
Consistently, Christians experience the various blessings of God, such as salvation in Christ, a loving family in his church, and physical provisions.
Three Metaphors for a Missional Church, Part 2: Sailboat
God may send his people to minister to a certain group or in a certain section of town that some do not want to go. He might call his people to bring a message that some don’t want to give.
They Are Weak, but He Is Strong
There is something about faith in Christ that causes us to be the most at peace, when the world thinks we should be the most disturbed.
When Churches Listen to Victims of Domestic Violence
Why does God listen to women like Hagar and my friend? And why should the church do the same?
I Came to Call Sinners: A Lenten Reflection on Matthew 9:9-13
We need to be a church that lives as if all people matter, because to Jesus they do.