Hello Nexus!
I'm on this week, considering the Church (the big, universal Church) - in its beauty and brokenness. Sometimes, the gap between what the Church is and what it could be is so very large. It’s like Longfellow’s little girl with a curl - do you know that one?
There was a little girl,
Who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good,
She was very good indeed,
But when she was bad she was horrid.
Lots of us have experienced both sides: when it's good, it's so good. But when it's bad, it's really bad. So bad, we might give up on it.
“Most progressive evangelicals, having had a brutal disappointing, even abusive, experience in the Church, see no future for the Church as a change agent in our culture.” - David Fitch
Because of both of those extremes - that the Church can be so good and the Church can be so bad, I’m excited to explore it together. What is the Church in general? What are we, and what are we doing? What is God doing? How and why? Why does it seem that God keeps choosing people?
Lots of questions, lots of ideas and images. I’ll explain why my passion for my favourite pastime might be connected to why I’m still here. I’m excited to dig into this with you!
Zeitkrankheit and the Cult of Speed (S14 Episode10)
What Are You Hinting At? (S14 Episode9)
WhenYou Are Engulfed in Flames: A Brief History of Hell and Three Ways to Get There (S14 Episode8)
Is God Angry? (S14 Episode7)
God on Trial (S14 Episode6)
Wisdom in the Whirlwind (S14 Episode5)
Life on the Strip (S14 Episode4)
The Tensions (S14 Episode3)
The Blessings (S14 Episode2)
Join the Joyride (S14 Episode1)
Summer Rhythms (S13 Episode39)
So Many Gifts (S13 Episode38)
Bread & Wine (S13 Episode36)
The Power of a Table (S13 Episode34)
Defenceless (S13 Episode33)
Trust Yourself (S13 Episode32)
A Different Kind of Power (S13 Episode31)
Space for Lament (S13 Episode30)
A Journal in the Snow (S13 Episode29)
Easter Sunday - An Infinite Horizon (S13 Episode28)
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