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Responding to God’s call
God is not silent and never has been, and all of us who believe can hear him at some point or another. The question becomes: What do we do when we hear God’s call? By Jessica Brodie.
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Resolution vs. foundational statement
Instead of making New Year’s resolutions, I have decided to try something a little bit different. By Bishop Leonard Fairley.
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Transforming the church
Let’s ask important and sometimes difficult questions and be willing to allow God to use us in transformative, even uncomfortable ways. By Jessica Brodie.
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Love came down
May we find the courage to say with Mary, “Let it be to me according to your word,” so that God might birth in us a light that overcomes all darkness. Joy to world, the Lord has come!
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Close calls
We are commanded to love, even in the midst of close calls, hardship and despair. An editorial by Jessica Brodie.
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Peace in the storm
The world could use a little more shalom, a little more inshallah. By Bishop Leonard Fairley.
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Stop looking back
If we keep looking back, keep lamenting, keep holding onto anger or sadness or worry or whatever else it is that keeps our minds on yesterday, we’re doing a disservice to the Lord. By Jessica Brodie
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The Double Heart Gate
We are called to be big gates that swing on small hinges. We are vessels of the mysteries of faith. By Bishop Leonard Fairley.
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Like an unopened present
Instead of choosing to see uncertainty through a lens of fear, what if we were to choose to see that uncertainty a bit like an unopened gift on Christmas morning? By Jessica Brodie.
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Holy anticipation
In God’s grace, there is an unshakable trust and courage that is always available when we walk in the light of Christ. An introductory column by Bishop Leonard Fairley.
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Harmful labels
Labels can be incredibly damaging, and they run the risk of pigeon-holing us into false identities. They can affect how we see ourselves and place limits on our potential to do God’s work in this world. We can do better. A column by Jessica Brodie.
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Seeking a more excellent way together
Twelve years together. Twelve years of shared ministry and mission. Twelve years of dreaming God-sized visions. Twelve years of seeking a more excellent way. Together. A column by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston