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!
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People, Place and Presence (S12 Episode4)
Guest List (S12 E3)
Within (S12 Episode2)
Desperate - Path & Passion (S12 Episode 1)
Tidying Our Junk Drawer (S11 Episode41)
Lightning Falls Upon Us (S11 Episode40)
H P t F t U (S11 Episode39)
Does Forgiveness Have Its Limits? (S11 Episode38)
Lockdown Hospitality (S11 Episode37)
Of Trust and Betrayal (Season11 Episode36)
Of Practices and Potlucks (S11 Episode35)
The Seduction of Segregation (S11 Episode34)
Here I Stand (S11 Episode33)
A Brief History of Walking (S11 Episode32)
The Speed of God (S11 Episode31)
Jaguar Man (S11 Episode30)
A Costly Peace (S11 Episode29)
Dead Man Walking (S11 Episode28)
Prison Break (S11 Episode27)
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