Sublime

To be before we do, to follow the crucified—not the “Americanized”—Jesus, to embrace God’s gift of limits, to discover the treasures buried in grief and loss, to make love the core measure of maturity, to break the power of the past, and to lead out of weakness and vulnerability.

finding a team of people doing hard work for a noble cause, and joining them.

If you lead anything or anyone, you are in a position of power, and if you lead with love, you will surprise others—just like Jesus surprised Peter.

It’s about learning to live in his way in the world, the way that produces the fruit of the Spirit in our lives and the fruit of the kingdom as a preview of the life to come.

James K. A. Smith is fast becoming a major voice in the world of postmodern theology. One of his major strengths is his ability to show that theology matters inside and outside the world of scholarship.

We practice awakening to justice by choosing who we talk with, what stories we read, what trips we take, what art we take in. Wevers invited his church to awaken to justice by giving to and traveling around the world.

Missions World Affairs.

The innate desire to be generous.