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In today’s culture, peacemaking often seems like a way to deflect conflict or avoid the inevitable. It’s like trying to prevent a storm rather than harnessing its power. Imagine, even the Jews of Jesus’ time must have been shocked at His words in Matthew 5:9: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
The Image of God God is God is Black. God is Poor God is Latino(a) God is AAPI God is Indigenous God is Black I start with this cry, a cry that like Black Lives Matter is intentionally provocative, but more importantly intentionally affirmative. Affirmative in the sense that it proclaims that in a […]
The central idea behind a Rule of Life or a SPIRE Plan is that being a disciple of Jesus will mean a reordering and transformation of our whole lives. Following Christ is not momentary or weekly, but constant. The original Rule of Life written by St. Benedict 516 CE, was for a whole community. It […]
Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman offers a different perspective on the life and social context of the life of Jesus. I think this perspective can be an encouragement to read the Bible from the point of view of those on the margins. Howard Thurman was a minister, theologian and civil rights activist. He […]
I am loved I am accepted I am called I have a renewed mind I have the mind of Christ My mind is set on what the Spirit desires Not what the flesh desires I am loved by God I am a child of God The Holy Spirit lives within me I have […]
During the calendar year 2020, TDC will consider our call to be a people set apart for God’s purposes. Pastor Aaron will preach on this theme on January 5 and we are inviting the congregation to join TDC staff as we engage in a corporate fast for 21 days, from Sunday, January 12 – Saturday, […]
As we enter a new year and a new decade we sense God calling us to a time of corporate fasting. Fasting is the practice of abstaining from food or drink in order to focus on deepening our relationship with God. When we fast corporately we are seeking to experience these benefits not only in […]
If you could pray for one thing for yourself and others in the Church today, what would it be? This is the one thing that Jesus chose to pray: I do not ask for these only [i.e., Peter, James, John, etc.], but also for those who will believe in me through their word [= the […]
“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.” Psalm 34:17 One of my favorite old testament stories is the story of the deliverance of the Israelites in Exodus. I was a child the first time I heard how God used Moses to deliver his people from […]