2020 has taught us to hold loosely to our plans. Adapted from a devotion I shared at the opening of our team planning retreat.
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NYOJoe 004: Many years ago, I regularly traveled past a church with a large monument of the Bible on their front lawn often causing me to reflect on our relationship to the Bible. So let’s talk about backroads, monuments, and the witness of Scripture.
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NYOJoe 003: The sound of my grandmother’s coffee percolator is singed into my memory. It reminds me of my place at her table. So I’m talking about a time machine, a percolator and a spot at the table.
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NYOJoe 002: A book on the church’s silence about and complicity with racism, challenged me to no longer remain quiet about LGBTQIA inclusion in the church.
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NYOJoe Episode 001: A little Hamilton, a bit of a book, a podcast and a Bible story have me thinking about humility, striving and satisfaction.
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Striving after power, money and privilege is ultimately dissatisfying. Jesus teaches us instead to know our brokenness and dwell in God’s loving presence.
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These days, it’s pretty easy to long to go back to the way things were, but we’re called to move forward to a new normal.
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We white people must move from seeing ourselves as allies “supporting our black brothers and sisters,” to integral partners in dismantling racist systems.
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