Across Church Street
All of a Piece
A Church that works for integrity under God and with him.
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. — Matthew 12:30
Sanctification. Restoration. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Invitation. Welcome. Redemption. Jubilee. Repentance. Evangelism. Rectification. Healing. Repair. Defragmentation. Reconstruction. Exorcism. Communion.
These are wholeness words that, themselves, are squares in a ministry quilt.
Seek, Dwell, Gaze, Seek
A king, a man after God's own heart.
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. — Psalm 27:4
This is the invitation to people who like action words. It's pursuit, and desire, and wonder that fuels faithful participation with God, even when participation looks like repentance.
Teach Me Your Ways
Learning from the prophet that God spoke with face to face.
If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. — Exodus 33:13
Moses, teach me your ways. You know the way of eternal life.
- 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.