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Category Archives: gospel of welcome
Who are we all in this together with?
And suddenly there was with me An ocean of humanity A sea of many faces In waves of warm embraces And while I questioned how to judge them all Who would rise and who would fall I found myself among … Continue reading
Posted in community, forgiveness, gospel of welcome, grace turned outward, pandemic
Tagged gospel of welcome, grace turned outward, pandemic
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Reaching the worldwide community
First, a quick review: You might recall we were incorporated on September 14, 2012 as a cyber church. Over the last 8 years, we been building a measurable, sustainable, and reproducible foundation that requires our continued every day focus to … Continue reading
Posted in church, community, gospel of welcome, Worldview
Tagged Christian worldview, church
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Gospel train
People get ready, there’s a train a-comin’ Pickin’ up passengers coast to coast. – Curtis Mayfield Jesus has a plan to change the world. On the surface it looks rather ludicrous, but in reality it’s … Continue reading
Posted in church, gospel of welcome, Jesus Movement
Tagged church, gospel, Jesus Movement
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Evangelicalism broken down
EVANGEL: the good news of God’s love in Jesus Christ for you and for the sake of the world. ICALISM: other stuff; might be good, might be bad, but it’s not the evangel. I received the quote above from a … Continue reading
Anna of Arendelle
A funny thing happened to me this time on the way to the Catch. I ran into Princess Anna of Arendelle. Not the animated version from the Disney movie, Frozen, but the real princess — the younger sister of Elsa, … Continue reading
Posted in gospel of welcome, grace, pandemic, parenting
Tagged gospel, pandemic, parenting
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A better way to His heart
“If you meet that poor wretch that thrust his spear into my side, tell him there is another way — a better way — to get at my heart. If he will repent, and look upon the one he has … Continue reading
Freedom train comin’
Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17 Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity and politics, diversity, freedom, gospel of welcome, grace turned outward, politics, racism
Tagged freedom, politics, racism, social justice
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‘ALL HAVE SINNED’
The sign inside the historic Church of the Open Door, once in downtown Los Angeles, is remarkable if you think about how many churches would be willing to put “ALL HAVE SINNED” over the front of their church. Think of … Continue reading
Posted in church, forgiveness, gospel of welcome, grace
Tagged church, gospel of welcome, grace, salvation
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