A Name on the Way
A church discerns its new name while remembering that identity is not possession, but a journey of love shaped by God’s call to be a blessing.
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When Scarcity Is the Illusion
In a world ruled by suspicion and blame, the gospel announces an abundance that was never earned and cannot run out.
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Transfigured Glory: From Empire to Liberation
Jesus’ Transfiguration reveals God’s liberating glory, calling us to justice, humility, and fearless love amid oppression.
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The Salt of the Earth In Our Open Wounds
Jesus calls us to be salt and light by living a public embodied faith that tells the truth, resists indifferent silence, and makes God’s justice and love visible in the world.
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Blessed and Blessing
The call to live the beatitudes is not about turning them into a guilt-inducing to-do list, but about living a life that is a blessing to others.
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Aspiring to unity in a divided world
In both the Christian church as well as the wider world, there is increasing division. Is there a way we can become genuine peacemakers in both church and world?
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Come and See, Listen and Learn
Salvation – reconciliation with God and with one another – is relational rather than transactional, and it begins with a willingness to see, listen and learn.
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Echoes: Israel, Cyrus, Jesus and me
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An evolving understanding of being God’s chosen people reveals the call to focus on being a blessing to others and the world. -
Generous Light
Epiphany reminds us that we have no monopoly on the truth and always have more to learn from people of other faiths and backgrounds.
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God’s economy of salvation
At New Year we are called to see God’s grand vision of fullness and abundance for all the world, and reset our sense of mission accordingly.
