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2015-06-04T19:29:05-05:00

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Redeemed Bodies and Spaces: ‘Crazy, I know, but I might have seen a little of the Kingdom of Heaven’

Last updated on: June 4, 2015 at 7:29 pm By Tim Conder

It’s Tuesday morning in East Baltimore. More specifically, it’s “Turnaround Tuesday” in East Baltimore. The basement of Zion Baptist Church is crowded with around 60 persons, most of them self-identified as former offenders, sitting in rows of uncomfortable chairs facing a podium, a randomly placed collection of white boards and chalk boards, and a small stage so characteristic of church basement fellowship halls. Many of the seated attendees are beaming. Their joy is obvious. A few others look serious and... Read more

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2015-06-03T09:19:43-05:00

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What is family?

Last updated on: June 3, 2015 at 9:19 am By Scott Bostic

Last night I co-officiated my first wedding, for one of my oldest friends, who I’ve known since 1992. He and his bride were gracious enough to invite me to be apart of their wedding service, and the joining of two families to create a new one. This morning I headed to join my family down at the beach in Kiawah Island, SC, for a bit of long over due rest and relaxation (if that’s possible when there are three generations... Read more

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2015-05-25T14:43:15-05:00

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Twelve

Last updated on: May 25, 2015 at 2:43 pm By Micky Jones

12 the last year of childhood should be met with wonder promise adventure yours was met with police officers who thought you looked twenty-one and a toy that looked too real to wait more than three seconds it snowed here today my boy turned twelve it snowed on your last day of twelve too he is a lot like you sweet face big sister brown skin loving mama twelve. the last year of childhood 12 for Tamir Eric Rice by... Read more

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2015-05-24T17:32:14-05:00

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Pentecost: An Invitation to Dream

Last updated on: May 24, 2015 at 5:32 pm By Leigh Finnegan

In the liturgical calendar of the Christian year, today is Pentecost — a celebration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the early disciples of Jesus. From a historical perspective, Pentecost is the birthday of the Church, both in terms of marking the inauguration of a Jesus-movement and in celebrating the enlivening, efficacious stirrings of the Spirit in Christian community. And in the tradition of biblical birth narratives, the Pentecost story is an odd one: When the day of Pentecost... Read more

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2015-05-21T07:41:11-05:00

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When Religion Fails, Economics Becomes Demonic

Last updated on: May 21, 2015 at 7:41 am By Michael Dowd

Carbon pollution is undeniably the material cause of Earth’s climate breakdown, but what is the root cause? Blaming our growth-dependent economic systems does not, in my view, go deep enough. Ultimately, religion is responsible — but not in the way secularists might assume. Crippled by what I call “the triple idolatries,” our prevailing religions have failed to evolve norms and values on par with our species’ escalating technological prowess. Religious leaders have failed to notice and then decry the suicidal... Read more

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2015-05-17T17:13:46-05:00

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Coming of God – part 2

Last updated on: May 17, 2015 at 5:13 pm By rileyobrienpowell

Last month, we looked at what Jesus had to say about the timing of his own parousia, or “coming.” So where else does the ‘coming of God’ show up in Holy Writ? Was a ‘coming of God’ like the world-devourer Galactus‘ herald Silver Surfer, gliding in from the sky all bright and shiny? Or was it a demonstration of God’s power in spiritual, physical and the visible realms? Let’s delve into the internal language of Scripture to discover what this concept... Read more

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2015-05-16T11:02:28-05:00

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The Hiddenness of God, How Resurrection Can Be Disappointing, and the Future of the Church

Last updated on: May 16, 2015 at 11:02 am By Jamie Osborne

Kelley Hudlow is an attorney and Episcopal Deacon who lives in Alabama. She recently invited me onto her podcast for a conversation about Resurrection and the story of the two disciples walking with Christ on the road to Emmaus. As we spoke, I was greatly encouraged by the idea that God’s resurrection life may be all around us in our sometimes beautiful, sometimes ugly, ordinary lives. The conversation explored different topics: the hiddenness of God, how resurrection can be disappointing, and the... Read more

2015-05-14T08:33:55-05:00

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Jesus, Gandhi, and King

Last updated on: May 14, 2015 at 8:33 am By Ahnnalise Stevens Jennings

I have considered myself a pacifist since meeting a few wonderfully revolutionary souls in college that taught me that no issue needs to be solved with violence. They cited as examples, Jesus, Gandhi, and King. Looking at the evidence presented to me about them, I believed that non-violent direct action and turning the other cheek were the way to go. Then the rioting started just up the road from me in Baltimore. The response that I saw from people on... Read more

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2015-05-12T19:53:56-05:00

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The Invisible Man, Language, and Faith

Last updated on: May 12, 2015 at 7:53 pm By Marg Herder

This life, this adventure we are sharing here on Earth, is an interesting undertaking. And it’s pretty clear to me it’s all too easy to take it for granted. We tend to get so focused on ourselves and what is happening to us, basically losing track of everything except the sequential material events of our waking lives, that it’s nearly impossible to get any perspective or retain any understanding of what is really going on. Now, sure, I understand that... Read more

2015-05-11T14:47:55-05:00

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4 things Summer Missions Teams need to think about before headed to the City

Last updated on: May 11, 2015 at 2:47 pm By Bec Cranford-Smith

4 things “Summer Missions teams” need to think about before headed to the city. Short term missions trips and summer service trips hold within them the power to transform leaders and youth with experiences, education, and the work of the Holy Spirit. Or these trips fumble into breeding a bunch of privileged, whiney, and sunburnt white kids indulging in poverty voyeurism or tourism. The later becomes a selfish act, what some have deemed “poverty pornography.” When service becomes about us,... Read more

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