This Holy Week we are led in devotion by Adam Mosley one of our friends. It is easier to be in one season while expecting and looking forward to the next and even more now in what seems like a dark season. How about leaning in to this season since it is where we are....
As a radically inclusive church, we are multi-cultural, multi-theological, and multi-political. We lean into our differences, rather than trying to make everyone become like us. We welcome a variety of life experiences, of perspectives, of traditions, and thoughts. We want very much for this community to be a place where people feel valued for who...
If we’re focused on Jesus, then we’ll welcome people who don’t tick our boxes – who are different from us. Some of Jesus’ most harsh words were reserved for those who didn’t welcome outsiders.
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
That means in order to lead well, I have to first follow well. Jesus, the guy to whom God gave authority over everything, said, “I do only what I see my Father doing.” He was a great follower.
And that’s where this God-like love gets really hard. You see, it’s easy for us to love in the way we’ve become accustomed. We love that which is lovely. We love those who are lovable. But John says that’s not love. Not completely. Not really. Real love is when we love the unlovely and the...
