On Sunday, we talked about risk and how we have to take risks to let others know they belong “at the table.” But can we/should we take risks in a multi-faith culture? After all, we are increasingly aware of violence committed in the name of religion. So what do we do? The Apostle Paul shows us that […]
Read more "At the Table: Risk (pt.2)"If we’re going to let others know they belong at Christ’s table, we’re going to have to get close and stay close (proximity), we’re going to have to be true to our identity in Christ (obedience), and then we’re going to have to… RISK. What is risk? What risks are we called to take share […]
Read more "At the Table: Risk"After we get close and stay close to our neighbors, neighborhoods and cities (proximity), we have to be obedient if we are going to let others know they belong at Christ’s table. We’re going to have to be obedient if we’re going to seek the welfare of the places to which we’ve been sent (Jer. […]
Read more "At the Table: Obedience"As we’ve talked about, God’s dream is that all people would find their fill at God’s eternal table. That is why Jesus Christ came into the world: to extend salvation to all people; to reconcile all people to God; to connect us all to God and each other at God’s feasting table. As we’ve been saying, it’s […]
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