Humility

Fostering Authentic Spirituality in the Church

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How can we construct a healthy community that embraces dialogue upon spiritual questions we may not hold the answers to? Humility shifts the paradigm from appearing to know all spiritual answers into one that acknowledges God’s transcendence. In this week’s discussion, we expound upon the sacred art of questioning and why incorporating it is vital for developing an authentic functioning faith. ... Read More...
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Cursing Christians

Christopher Zaskey
Christians have long stigmatized cursing. Often times we are so quick to dismiss what a person has to say because they employ language indicative of the 'world'. But what if the problem isn't as black and white as it is often made out to be. Perhaps there is more to language than just the words we do or do not speak. Perhaps there is something else that determines whether or not what we say honors God.... Read More...
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The Return of the Shopping Cart

Zach Tackett
How often do you go to the grocery store and see shopping carts strewn about the parking lot in all sorts of unusual places? We don't often think about the consequences of something as simple as failing to return a shopping cart. However, what if our decision to return, or not return, the shopping cart speaks to deeper sentiments we hold within our hearts?... Read More...
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The Honest Side of Ministry

Tyler Gay
Let's face it. Social media is the language of our generation. Within the last decade, technological advancements have exploded to provide us all with the capacity to present the highlights of our lives, and access to the highlights of other people’s lives. The selective information we take in deeply affects the way we perceive not only ourselves and other people, but especially our perceptions of ministry. How can we maintain a healthy understanding of ministry in light of its glorified presentation in social media today?... Read More...
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Serving Starts With Jesus

Asia Lerner
At the forefront of Jesus' message was humble servanthood. And as followers of His teaching we have the blessing to take part in serving God because of Him. What would it look like if we filled this New Year with a servant's heart to truly find our calling and purpose?... Read More...
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Humble Church: Understanding the Church in Light of the Ascension

Katya Kozachuk
As the present church, this question is of upmost importance for us; how do we live out Christ’s ascension? The humility we see centering Christ’s ascension reveals that His crucifixion was an act of love, because even though Jesus knew that He was fully God, He intentionally rejected His own glory to serve humankind by becoming human. It is through this narrative of the ascension that we can get a clearer picture of what it means to be the church.... Read More...
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