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The Great Reimagining
“I’m walking away from the church.” As somewhat of a misfit pastor, I find people sharing this story with me more and more these days. And although the character names change each time, the story nearly always includes these plot … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Contemplative Life, Pastoring, Spiritual Formation, The Table
Tagged christian, Church, Deconstruction, Hannibal, Jared, jesus, kingdom, Moore, Pastor, Table, The, The Table
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What IS Lent?
It’s the first week of Lent. For the first 35 years of my life, I had nothing to do with the Church Calendar. I had nothing against it, it just wasn’t a part of my upbringing in my particular Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplative Life, Lent, Pastoring, Spiritual Formation
Tagged christian, Church, Easter, Jared, Lent, Moore, Table, The, Week
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Setting the Table; An Invitation to Belong
When I was a child, my grandparents had a working ranch near Dodge City, Kansas. It was a couple thousand acres sprawled across sandy slopes of alfalfa and corn bordered by the Arkansas River on the north that always ran … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Contemplative Life, Life, Pastoring, Spiritual Formation
Tagged christian, Christianity, Church, City, Dodge, Farm, Forgiveness, Jared, jesus, Kansas, Love, Moore, Pastor, Ranch
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The Chemistry of the Kingdom
I took a vow once to underline every verse in Matthew that started out with the phrase, “the kingdom of heaven is like…”. My self-diagnosed ADD made sure it was a temporary vow. I like going back and meditating on … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplative Life, Life, Pastoring, Spiritual Formation
Tagged christian, contemplative, convergent, Jared, kingdom, Moore, mustard, Pastor, seed
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Killing Gungor
The blood still stains the teeth of theologian yard dogs after they encircled and mauled their victims the last few weeks. They follow the headlines and the rumors and the scent of blood and without questioning, without hesitating, without knowing, … Continue reading
Making an Adventure Out of Advent
I was tired of Christmas feeling like a drive-by shooting; a loud bang, then all of a sudden I feel really tired and have an overwhelming sense of having been robbed. But there’s a different way, an ancient way, to … Continue reading
Christian Immigration
I use the term “God-life” a lot. I’m not sure where I picked it up. It’s a bit awkward in how it rolls off the tongue. I think it means the life that God has called us each to live. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Saverton Community Church
Tagged christian, God, immigration, kingdom, of, repentance
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Seeds of Heaven
“The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants … Continue reading