Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who […]
Tag: community
Walking Alone, Together
The best thing about community is that we do it with other people. You know what I’m going to say next, don’t you? The worst thing about community is that we do it with other people. If you have ever spent time with other people, you know this. The opposite of being in community is […]
Politics, Christians, and Oil
What might Christians bring to the discussion about the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and our national dialogue on energy? I have been thinking and blogging intermittently about the oil spill and also about community and what that means. This week I’ve been thinking about the ways these two topics intersect. Christians have a particular worldview, even I […]
Community of the Wonderful
The disciples were flawed people. But you knew that, right? Thomas doubts. Peter denies. Judas betrays. We mostly think about them as individuals. Thomas doubts. Peter denies. Judas betrays. We don’t always think about the community of disciples and what life in that community was like. We don’t have too many clues about the community life of the […]
Community, created or made?
From time to time here, I’ve been writing about community. What is community? How do we experience it? How do we nurture it? Why does it feel so elusive sometimes? Some days I read the news and wonder where our sense of the common good has gone? What has happened to our care and concern […]
Finding Our Way: With Others?
Sometimes you hear people say that one cannot be a Christian by yourself. They make the case that participation in a church (we’ll define that broadly today) is essential. Even Jesus was part of a community of faith. Other times you hear people explain their lack of church participation by saying that they are religious […]
Finding Our Way: Which Stories?
Stories have great power. That’s why we tell stories at family gatherings and around campfires. That’s why we read novels and go to the movies. That’s why we love bedtime stories. Stories have great power. Stories can make us cry. Stories can make us cheer. Stories can build community. Stories can express more that the […]
