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Church
a powerful thread on the utility of faith.
Most of the intellectual energy around faith and people of faith is focused on the institutions of faith. And it’s pretty negative. Rightly so as the institutions are riddled with bigotry, abuse and hypocrisy. So little else gets said.
Beyond that though, it’s hard to overstate the positive impact faith has
... See moreBut what gives me hope in this Advent season is the reminder that everything can be taken away except that hidden part of me. Whether I lose my savings, my house, my title, or my very livelihood, what is un-takeable is the part of me that Jesus illuminates.
Morgan Harper Nichols • Honest Advent
O Morning Star,
splendor of light eternal
and Sun of righteousness:
come and enlighten those who dwell
in darkness and the shadow of death.
Taken from The New Ancient Collects
splendor of light eternal
and Sun of righteousness:
come and enlighten those who dwell
in darkness and the shadow of death.
Taken from The New Ancient Collects
Icons do not point to themselves, but icons usher in a far greater reality. Similarly, we represent God so that our presence ushers in the presence of the Almighty God wherever we go.
G. K. Beale, Mitchell Kim • God Dwells Among Us
Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, J.W. Doberstein (Translator) • Life Together
As Jesus developed this potential in his disciples, he did it because it was a natural part of who he was. And that’s something we need to remember. Developing our potential is what God does—it’s part of who God is.
Brandon Guindon • Intentional
There is an art to flocking: staying separate enough not to crowd each other, aligned enough to maintain a shared direction, and cohesive enough to always move towards each other