Ministry Matters - New conversations about difference | Longest night

When living with difference is an urgent challenge, what should we do? New conversations about difference by Theodore Hiebert   Moments of crisis, like today’s particular and potent social conflicts and divisions, throw us back on our founding documents and on the ultimate sources of our thought and values for reorientation to the world. The Bible, and the book of Genesis in particular, is the bedrock of these sources. For all those where Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have taken root and for Western civilization itself, Genesis contains the founding stories that define culture, that shape its thought, and that found its values. Read here

How can we hold space for struggling with lament and loss this Advent? Longest night by Ben Gosden   The Christmas season is often marked by expressions of joy, excitement, and happiness. It’s a time for family to gather and for churches to worship pointing to the hope that is found in the coming of the Christ child. However, this time of joy and expectation can often overshadow the pain and hurt many experience during this season, when the world's merriment puts their grief and sorrow in start relief. Read here

How do we dare to make claims about the Infinite One? Beginning again from God's glory by Wesley Bros Comics   Evangelical Christians believe that we can have a relationship with this God…that God still speaks. We talk about that “still small voice,” or as John Wesley once put it, the heart “strangely warmed.” This is quite literally a spiritual way of talking about human experience. The Christian faith is experiential, not just a magic formula for salvation, not just a special prayer that gets you out of hell. We experience the movements of God’s Spirit still today, and Wesleyan Christians believe that we can truly become more like Christ every day. Read here

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