Vocation • Visions of Vocation What’s Wrong with “Faith and…”? Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 2 min read “Faith and Work.” Life in the marketplace as a Christian. The term is part of a vast constellation of “Faith and’s.” Faith and freedom, faith and work, faith and family, faith and reason… And at one level, there’s nothing objectionable in the intent of the term, or really of any of these. They merely mean... Continue Reading
Culture • Vocation • On Daily Work Manipulable is Disposable John Kyle | 3 min read Genesis 1:26 gives a foundational characteristic of all people – we are made in the image of God: “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections A Visit to the Reframing Shop with Jesus Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 2 min read We all live our life by some narrative, even if it’s only “I owe, I owe, so off to work I go.” The narrative frames the activity and gives it meaning. Of course, most of us have lived our lives without thinking carefully about the narrative that drives us. We go to work because everyone... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation Tacit Touch: Massage as Vocation and Art Maggie Johns | 5 min read “… Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.” Mark 7:32-33 (NIV) I was... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Celebrate With a Less Automatic Reply Kate Harrison Brennan | 4 min read As Advent draws to its high point of expectation in this year, we must also come to terms with the restless anxiety that we are not yet ready to down tools and celebrate. Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections The Advent of Surprise Stephan Bauman | 3 min read The first Advent prepared a weary world for an outrageous surprise. Continue Reading
