Storm Stories: How We Bear One Another’s Burdens

How we show the heart of God by being present in people’s pain and listening to each other’s stories. It’s the kind of thing you never forget, right? The storm stories. You never forget them.  The disciples never forgot the storm on the lake, nor the One who calmed the storm (Mark 4). They also…

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Wrestling with Israel, and Wrestling with God

When Conversations About Israel Become Conversations About God Israel.  What is it or who is it or where is it?  Good questions.  Let’s wrestle with it.  Did you know that before Israel was a geo-political entity it was a people. And before it was a people, Israel was a person. And all along, Israel has…

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Join the Culture Gardener Challenge this summer

Dear friends, It’s time to get gardening! Culture gardening. Let me explain.  Consider the dominant metaphors for culture: melting pot, war zone or contest, stage, endlessly repeating cycle, or culture is likened to a house or a river.  And while several of these have scriptural support,  the primary metaphor God uses for culture throughout the…

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God-mothers

God-mothers If you are not a mom, you might be tempted to tune out Mother’s Day. Or perhaps, the day is just about planning—with cards purchased and flowers ordered and reservations made. But don’t tune out.  I am thinking of Mother’s Day cards that I gave to Ms. Mabry in the fifth grade and she…

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Resource: What is justice?

Here’s a question recently posted by a Reconnect listener: What is justice?  When God said we are to live a life of goodness, kindness, and justice (Micah 6:8), what does He mean by justice and how does that word differ from being good and kind?  You have heard that the justice of God is going…

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