Faith • Biblical Reflections A Meditation on Excess Productivity: Great Gifts, Stewarded Badly Katelyn Kuck | 4 min read Genesis 3: 14-20 describes the curse that befalls creation after Adam and Eve have disobeyed God in the garden. We then hear the stories of their descendants and the story of the Flood before we end up at the tower of Babel in the eleventh chapter. Very quickly, these stories set up the narrative of... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Missio Advent: What’s in a Family Tree? (Part 3) Cameron Barham | 4 min read During Advent, Missio is concurrently running two series. On Mondays and Wednesdays Cameron Barham, lead pastor of Christ Community Church in Kennesaw, GA provides Advent devotions from the Gospel of Matthew. On Fridays, Drew Masterson of The Washington Institute provides a series of reflections on four films for Advent. And after the deportation to Babylon:... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Missio Advent: What’s in a Family Tree? (Part 2) Cameron Barham | 5 min read During Advent, Missio is concurrently running two series. On Mondays and Wednesdays Cameron Barham, lead pastor of Christ Community Church in Kennesaw, GA provides Advent devotions from the Gospel of Matthew. On Fridays, Drew Masterson of The Washington Institute provides a series of reflections on four films for Advent. ______________________________________________ …and Solomon the father of... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Missio Advent – What’s in a Name? Cameron Barham | 4 min read The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew 1:1 The opening sentence of the Gospel According to Matthew contains an eternity’s worth of theology in the meaning of Jesus’ name and titles. The first clue to the intended weight of this sentence is found in the... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work Screaming Louder than God Will Thompson | 3 min read Work often seems to scream louder than God when I walk into my office on Massachusetts Avenue – especially in light of Genesis 3:17b-19: Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections The Babel-onians and the American Dream Emily Balint | 3 min read In a strange way, reading about the Tower of Babel reminds me of the American Dream. Those builders in the land of Shinar had a twofold goal as they began their tower: they wanted to make a name for themselves and to prevent themselves from being scattered across the world. That sounds a lot like... Continue Reading
