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God's Neighboring Presence
The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood to reveal God’s neighboring presence. God has joined us as us in order to rescue us …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Gospel as Rebirth
When by the grace of God we realize that who we've become is not who we are supposed to be, the good news is this: We can put our trust in Jesus, be…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Gospel as Tragedy
Can the gospel be told as a tragedy? Obviously. And it certainly was by the Apostles. Before we jump to the triumph of the resurrection we must firs…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Gospel as Comedy
The gospel is the divine comedy that begins with a ninety-year-old woman having a baby and concludes with a slain lamb overcoming all the monsters o…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Gospel as Voyage and Return
In a Voyage and Return story the central character travels out of their familiar, “everyday” surroundings into another world completely cut off from…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Gospel as the Quest
"You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains. You will find a fortune—though it would not be the fortune you seek. But first, first yo…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Gospel as Rags to Riches
Rags to riches is the familiar story where we begin with an apparently ordinary, insignificant person, overlooked or even dismissed by everyone else…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Gospel as Overcoming the Monster
The greatest stories, epics, and myths offer a profound insight into the deepest longings of the human heart, for as Ecclesiastes says, “God has pla…
2 years, 2 months ago
Lord of the Story
The gospel is first and foremost a story—it’s the story of Israel, the story of Jesus, the story of God saving the world. And this story is what all…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Circle of Divine Love
The unique way Christians talk about God is found in ancient language. We say God is a Holy Trinity. We believe the one true living God, the creator…
2 years, 3 months ago