~by Rebecca Osborn. [So far, I’ve spared you any academic writing, but that ends today. I was so fascinated by a class discussion in my Systematic Theology class that I decided to make that topic my last paper. Since it fit so well with our last week’s topic, I decided to write it in time … More The Final Judgment: Why it Matters

~By Meg Saunders “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,’ says the Lord, ‘who is and who was and who is to come the Almighty.’ . . . ‘I am the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last’” (Revelation 1:8,11). “And I heard a loud voice from the throne … More God Will Triumph

“And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll, The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, Even so, It is well with my soul.” ~“It is Well,” Horatio Gifford (1873). The victory Jesus won on the cross was, in one way, complete. It … More Readings for Week #7

“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The … More Reflections on Clue #6 – Unity

~by Rebecca. “The Church is a whore, but she’s our mother.” ~ St. Augustine of Hippo If you have even heard that Christianity exists, you can probably name at least a dozen friends or acquaintances off the top of your head who have been severely hurt by the Church. If you have been a Christian … More Church Baggage

~By Barb Costa Have you ever seen a movie or attended a concert so good you couldn’t wait to tell everyone about it? Well, that happened to me last month. After living here almost ten years I finally went to the National Aviary, not once but twice in one week! (Maybe you didn’t know that … More Go and Tell

~by Meg Saunders [Jesus speaking] “‘When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, He will testify about Me . . . But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go … More The Coming of the Spirit

I don’t know if it seems odd to you, but it certainly seems odd to me that after the climax of the story, in which Jesus defeats death and the devil, the story is nowhere near over. The Jews certainly weren’t expecting anything like this; they expected their Messiah to bring in God’s Kingdom, when … More Readings for Week #6

Anyone else out there obsessed with discussing personality tests? In college and in seminary, at least, we would sit around and have endless discussions about our Meyers Briggs letters, our Enneagram numbers, our DISC profile, or whether we were more like a lion, beaver, otter, or golden retriever. I bring this up because, as useful … More Reflections on Week #5

~by Jared Osborn We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. (Good Friday anthem from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer p. 281) The cross is the most common symbol of Christianity.  Many churches use a large cross as a focal point in their … More The Beauty of the Cross