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Generations of Christians seem to have forgotten Jesus’ teachings on nonviolence. We’ve relegated visions of a peaceful kingdom to a far distant heaven, hardly believing Jesus could have meant for us to turn the other cheek here and now.
Nonviolence Is an Act of Love
when the pastor invites the congregation to shift its attention from the pulpit to one another and to wish a round of “Good morning” or “Happy Easter.” This kind of invitation is missing from too many gatherings and can be especially powerful at the outset.
Priya Parker • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
- Share what God has done.
Mason King • A Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines: How to Become a Healthy Christian
Instead, we should pursue “five kingdom habits that build trust.’ These are the five habits that they suggest cultivating.
- Pray. Pray for our own hearts to be soft but also pray for their whole lives.
- Learn. We can learn what causes their distrust. Practice asking good questions.
- Bond. Make space in your life for people. They write “The best conve
Be a trustworthy human
We are for each other.
Chapter 11 Live into Community
Mason King • A Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines: How to Become a Healthy Christian
If bodies and physical spaces are really means by which we attempt to encounter God on earth, something immeasurable is lost when worship goes virtual. This loss becomes all the more acute during the holiday season, a time when churches are usually filled with candles, flowers and flowing vestments. Instead, the choir stalls and pews will be largel
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No person, whoever he or she is or wherever he or she lives, is denied the grasp of God’s heart. We are cherished by God, hunted by God, redeemed by God. And having experienced this, we are reminded that we are called to be bearers of God’s love and truth, and, as bearers, we are to bring that love and truth into our culture, where there exist the
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But the resurrection wasn’t just for the “respectable.” It was for criminals, too. It was for the condemned.
On the cross, Jesus was considered a criminal by the state and the religious authorities.
The first person Jesus promised paradise to was a man dying on a cross beside him—labeled a criminal by the state.
The resurrection doesn’t ignore injusti... See more
On the cross, Jesus was considered a criminal by the state and the religious authorities.
The first person Jesus promised paradise to was a man dying on a cross beside him—labeled a criminal by the state.
The resurrection doesn’t ignore injusti... See more