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!
Life is Difficult (S12 Episode28)
We Forget (S12 Episode27)
The Final Chapter of the Story (S12 Episode26)
Of Armageddon and Advertising (S12 Episode25)
Of Fugu, Lions and Lambs (S12 Episode24)
Jesus You’re Scaring Me (S12 Episode23)
Where is the Wine? (Season12 Episode22)
Scratch That - Jesus Edits the Old Testament (S12 Episode21)
The Ghost of Jonathan Edwards (S12 Episode20)
Wonder (S12 Episode19)
The Gift of Presence (S12 Episode 18)
Waiting for Fire (S12 Episode17)
Mary Comforts Eve (Season 12 Episode16)
The War of Pregnancy (S12 Episode15)
The Age of Secularism - Part 2 (S12 Episode14)
The Age of Secularism - Part 1 (S12 Episode13)
Stay in the Flow (S12 Episode9)
Game Play (S12 Episode8)
Skin in the Game (S12 Episode7)
Squeezed (S12 Episode6)
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