Giving thanks implies that we needed what we’re thankful for. It’s a posture of humility.
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One of our elders recently talked about her messy relationship with Jesus and how hopeful it is - because we all need “Messy Jesus.”
Read MoreThere’s power in story, but when we boil it down and take out all the personal elements, we’re left with law. And that’s a real problem.
Read MoreToday is a day of gratitude… built around giving thanks for a teenage boy who came out at age 15 and changed the trajectory of City Church forever.
Read MoreWe all have stories to tell.
Read MoreIt’s time to pray for the resurrection of the church.
Read MoreA simple practice of gratitude - not for the big stuff, but the small stuff - seems integral in Jesus’s miracles.
Read MoreTo do justice is one of the key ways we’re invited into a full and flourishing life.
Read MoreThe way of wisdom surfaces as very practical today, even to the point of saying the name Keenan Anderson and asking the question of Why?
Read MoreJesus refers to Wisdom as a person… and uses that to describe himself. How does that affect how we pray?
Read MoreA simple poem today - for simple people trying to find God in the simple gifts of each day.
Read MoreIn both Old and New Testaments, God shows true delight in us. Sometimes it can be hard to believe it.
Read MoreThe blessing that we say most weeks at the end of church is a throw back to the passage we’re thinking about today: all about delight and destiny.
Read MoreFor today’s devo, I want to offer a “practice of delight” that might help us deepen our connection to the delight of God and the ways God delights in us.
Read MoreLet’s compare Christena Cleveland’s White Male God with God as Wisdom - Sophia - Jesus. Listen to how She describes Herself:
Read MoreThis is a simple prayer of blessing - for both you and for others.
Read MoreSeeing Jesus as Wisdom can change some of the insights we gain from the most common bible stories we associate with Jesus in his ministry.
Read MoreFor some, feminine images of Jesus can be remarkably healing and redemptive.
Read MoreIs God male? Why do we use male pronouns to refer to God? Is that biblical? Explore these things - and their impact on us - today.
Read MoreMost of us grew up with only male images of God: King, Lord, Prince of Peace, etc. If scripture promoted female images of God, would you be open to learning new ways to think of God?
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