Tag: answers
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On Salvation and Hell: Interview with Kenneth Myers (Ep 55)
The latest from our podcast Resist and Restore! Resist and Restore: a spiritual life podcast · On Salvation and Hell: Interview with Kenneth Myers (Ep 55) In this Episode: Interview with pastor and author Kenneth Myers. Ken talks about two books he has written; Salvation (And How We Got It Wrong), and the follow-up to…
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Jesus Takes a Side: Interview with Jonny Rashid (Ep 54)
The latest from our podcast Resist and Restore! Resist and Restore: a spiritual life podcast · Jesus Takes a Side: Interview with Jonny Rashid (Ep 54) In this Episode: Interview with pastor and author Jonny Rashid. This week, it’s Julie who interviews Jonny on his new book “Jesus Takes A Side: Embracing the Political Demands…
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Who is your favorite poet? | At-Home Sunday Meeting (8.15.21)
From our At-Home Sunday Meeting, 8.15.21 About our Sunday Meeting: “We need to get down deep below the surface of things to see the true reality because there’s something more. That’s the whole idea of faith: there’s something beyond our sight. And poetry works to get at the heart of that.” Ben White talks about…
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When a question opens up something new
by Julie Hoke, Pastor at Circle of Hope’s Germantown congregation. The other week one of the older kids in our congregation asked me, “Why do we take communion, anyway?” What a great question! I said something like, “Jesus was telling his disciples that he would give his own body and blood so there would not…
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Should the church be a safe place for everyone? | At-Home Sunday Meeting (8.8.21)
From our At-Home Sunday Meeting, 8.8.21 About our Sunday Meeting: “We set aside the forces that hold power and enter into transformation, enter into a new life with Jesus, a new humanity, where things of power are set aside for the sake of the community.” Jonny Rashid explores what being a safe place as a…
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What boundaries are we being called to cross right now? | At-Home Sunday Meeting (8.1.21)
From our At-Home Sunday Meeting, 8.1.21 About the Sunday Meeting: “We are all God’s children, all beloved, all bearing the image of God together. If God is in us and with us, we fail to fully see God if our gaze doesn’t encompass everyone.” Let’s hold space for community and connection, and for the next…
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What is God’s will for my life? | At-Home Sunday Meeting (7.25.21)
From our At-Home Sunday Meeting, 7.25.21 About the Sunday Meeting: “Discerning God’s will is not just about making a big decision, but about learning to attend to God’s presence with us in every stage of our lives.” We might be interested in finding our place and making contributions in the world, developing relationships, having a…
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What if Jesus meant, “On earth as it is in heaven?” | At-Home Sunday Meeting (7.11.21)
From our At-Home Online Sunday Meeting, 7.11.21 Our Sunday Meeting Season: Questions (Not Answers) We Agree With. Yes, you can ask that question. Yes, you are allowed. Jesus asked way more questions than he answered. Many of his answers were more questions. We want everybody we know to experience enough freedom and safety to ask…