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Belonging is not Biblical Community. “In community we learn what it means to confess our weakness and to forgive each other. In community we discover our own woundedness, but also a place of healing. In community we learn true humility. Without community, we become individualistic and egocentric. Therefore, spiritual formation always includes formation to life in [ READ MORE ]
The first century church had a reputation vastly different from our modern church reputation. Converting the Church | Confession is about getting back to the root of this first century church and beginning the difficult work of integrating your life; no longer compartmentalizing Jesus and the Church. Dionysius, c. 260AD penned this regarding [ READ MORE ]
Formation cannot happen in isolation, nor can it or will it occur haphazardly. “We are saved by faith alone, but not by faith which is alone.” Martin Luther Christianity is not a personal/individual faith. It is a communal faith that mirrors the communal reality of a triune God. “Salvation in Christ is being [ READ MORE ]
We all have luggage that we pack up and take with us as we move from place to place. Good or bad, we often never do the hard work of unpacking it and settling into our new home. We must do this in order to move together as an entire community on the [ READ MORE ]
“What you have to understand, is your father was your model for God. If you’re male and you’re Christian and living in America, your father is your model for God. And if you never know your father, if your father bails out or dies or is never at home, then what do you believe about [ READ MORE ]