SM #27: Top Secret #1 - Giving
"It's not about religion, it's about relationship." Really? But how do we have a relationship with an invisible silent friend?
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SM #26: A Secret Society
At the heart of Christian spirituality is a secret life of communion with God. This is the way to rich "reward."
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SM #25: How to be Perfec t
Jesus leads us from mere religious holiness to relational wholeness. He is teaching us how to be "perfect" in mercy, not just morality.
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SM #21: Love > Law
Love, not law, is the way to maximum human flourishing.
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SM #20: The Look of Lust
Using others as kindling to stoke our inner fires of desire is one of the ways we devalue and dehumanize God's image on earth.
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Sep 8, 202325 min read
Intro to Jesus #4: HOW CAN WE FOLLOW JESUS?
The "A.B.C.s" of following Jesus: Ask, Believe, and Commit to Community.
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Jul 29, 202314 min read
SM #18: HOW TO EAT THE BIBLE (An Introduction to the Six Antitheses)
Jesus teaches his disciples how to internalize and metabolize the teaching of the Bible to energize our spiritual lives.
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Jul 9, 202319 min read
SM #17: Above & Beyond (Real Righteousness, Part 4)
Jesus leads us into a righteousness that goes above the law to find the love, and goes beyond justice to mercy.
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Jul 5, 202315 min read
SM #16: The Law of Love (Real Righteousness, Part 3)
Life is love, period. Everything else is commentary.
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May 1, 202324 min read
SM #12: Out of the Saltshaker
Disciples of Jesus are meant to get out of the saltshaker and into the world.
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Apr 23, 202312 min read
SM #11: The Beatific Way
In the Beatitudes we see who Jesus is and we see who we are becoming.
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Apr 16, 202318 min read
SM #10: In Good Company
Jesus-people have the privilege of forming an alter-culture of good company where we celebrate grace with joy, despite persecution.
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Mar 26, 202311 min read
SM #8: Peacemaking & the Ministry of Mending (Part 1)
Peacemaking goes beyond being nonviolent to actively engaging in the work of mediation and reconciliation.
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Feb 14, 202320 min read
SM #4: Conquering Through Gentleness
War is almost always about land. Jesus says the gentle will get it all in the end, and he invites us to join his military of meekness.
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