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When Christianity Speaks Truth to Power
"Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every place you can, at all the times you can, with all the zeal you can, as long as ever you can." - John Wesley Every so often, Christianity
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Vinos & Verses – Manifestation
“The church is the church only when it exists for others…not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.” — *Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison 1. The Call to Radical Inclusivity
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Mosaic Dinner Church – September 10, 2023
Embracing Change and Conflict Through Authentic Community Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.– Marie Curie Introduction Collective Call to Prayer: Based on Ezekiel 33:7-11 | Collective Version We,
Vinos & Verses – Sep. 6, 2023
The Light of Infinite Possibility | Romans 13:8-14 - Collective Edition Hold nothing over others except a love that seeks mutual understanding and peace, for those who love authentically reflect the Christ within them. The writers of our sacred scriptures produced many laws for humanity: do not steal,
The Righteousness of Christ: Justice for All
We must stop pretending that "thoughts and prayers" are a good substitute for actions and begin by first acknowledging where we have failed to take responsibility for the state of the world today and begin to heal those failures. Matthew 6: 25-34 Collective Edition (CE) 25 “Do not
The Abundance of Christ: Let No One Be Hungry Again
And once we do that, once we become the walking embodiments of Christ in the 21st century, everything that we do will reflect that reality. Matthew 14: 15-20 Collective Edition (CE) 15 Around dinner time, the followers of Jesus looked at the multitude around them and said, “It
The Compassion of Christ: Saints in Paradise
Too many of us have gone deaf to the calls of Liberation by those who we share 99.9 percent of our DNA with. John 15: 13-15 Collective Edition (CE) 13 There is no greater love than to give up one's life for the life of another. 14 We
Part VII: Imagining an Uncomplicated World
If you can hear the ground crying out the names of those saints who are lost to violence, if you can listen to that voice in the wilderness calling you to action, if you embrace the teachings of Jesus to look at the world simplistically and see beyond the
Part VI: So, What Are We to Do?
What these numbers show is that the priorities of a nation with the highest population of Christians and Jews in the world, do not reflect the theological narratives and callings that these two faiths demand when it comes to the treatment of children and the poor in general.
Part V: Stumbling Blocks
All of these factors serve to complicate the formative years of a child, turning our societies into the very stumbling blocks that Jesus warns us about... “But if you give them a hard time, bullying or taking advantage of their simple trust, you’ll soon wish you hadn’t. You’d
Part IV: So, What Does the Bible Say?
The messianic expectations of the prophetic writings are filled with the narrative that the world will come to order at the hands of a child... The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus was irate and let them
Part III: The Children World Vs. The Adult World
The series focuses on the mental evolution of the children involved, who through tragedy and reconciliation, form new alliances with one another... “Anywhere can be paradise as long as you have the will to live. After all, you are alive, so you will always have the chance to
