Across Church Street
My Work Until
...I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts.
I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest... ⏤ Jeremiah 31:33-34 and Hebrews 8:10-11
Eternal life is knowing God, dwelling with him as his people, our minds and hearts being trained by him in his ways. Until all know him, from least to greatest, my priority is teaching my neighbor, encouraging and being encouraged to know the Lord this way.
My People
...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. — 2 Chronicles 7:14
Since Abraham, God's approach has been to work with a called-out people. Sometimes many thousands of people; sometimes just a remnant. The best gift to the nation(s) is a people who humbly dwell before the face of God.
Be Prepared
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect... — 1 Peter 3:15
The opening question is, "Why are you so hopeful?" Now, with gentleness and respect, I can share from my experience how I have found God's revelations to be true, trustworthy, secure, and freeing.
- love
- Holy Spirit
- humility
- church
- poverty & mercy
- politics & society
- mission & witness
- holiness
- parable & metaphor
- identity
- eternal life
- doubt & deconstruction
- leadership
- grace
- justice
- scripture
- spiritual life
- advent & christmas
- imagination & creativity
- technology & AI
- knowing God
- human dignity
- faith & trust
- incarnation & cross
- kingdom of God
- community
- reconciliation
- spiritual formation
- epistemology
- prayer
- gratitude
- culture
- creation & nature
- discipleship
I practice the spiritual discipline of rescuing earthworms on paved surfaces. It's a reminder to me that I can pause what I'm doing, get a little dirty, and help. Also, that I've been given the responsibility to care.