We are having a little fine to kick off Lent with a Missional Network Pulpit exchange. The purpose is to build our connection with one another. I’m exited to preach the Christ/Mt. Tabor charge tomorrow.

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For those who have ears to hear…

“Therefore, you should treat people in the same way that you want people to treat you; this is the Law and the Prophets.” - Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭12‬ ‭CEB‬‬

“Treat people in the same way that you want them to treat you.” - ‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭31‬ ‭CEB‬‬

“If we truly start to see other people the way God sees them, then we can love our enemy, because our enemy is a child of God, created in the image of God. God sees them as someone to love and someone worth having his son die for.“
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“To answer hurt with forgiveness is plausible only because the Christ is our strength.” - Charles Bugg in his commentary on Luke 6:27, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.”

“The rule of law is biased against you if you are a criminal.- Jason Stanley, professor of philosophy at Yale University and author of the book linked below. It got me thinking about what history is currently being rewritten.

“The plantation was a very diverse place.” This podcast had me reconsidering my thoughts on DEI and whether we were actually it correctly to begin with. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

I heard this full quote and I love it. “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but often times better than a master of one.”

Real life isn’t your “For You Page.” It is not a curated, algorithm driven reality. Life is full of people with different takes and views of the world we all share and that is a wonderful thing. We can learn so much from others if we allow our worldviews to grow.

I’m so glad Tom Brady’s commentary is all reflections on what he liked when he played. 🤮 #SuperbowlLIX

This verse hit me today during my devotion time Paul’s is speaking here…“In everything I have shown you that, by working hard, we must help the weak. In this way we remember the Lord Jesus’ words: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” ‭‭Acts 20‬:‭35‬ ‭CEB‬‬

“We MUST help the weak.”

When we look at our church buildings, do we see an asset to enhance our mission or a shrine to our personal history? One builds the Kingdom of God and the other will rust and fall away.

If the Church is going to stand against Christian Nationalism we have to make sure we are using theological and Biblical language not political jargon.