We read and study it, but why? How does this ancient, diverse, and sometimes ambiguous collection of texts that we call the Bible relate to life today? Can we honestly…
“Advent” means “coming,” a season most of us experience as a warm-up to the first coming of Christ celebrated at Christmas. But it’s also the time to prepare for Christ’s…
“Advent” means “coming,” a season most of us experience as a warm-up to the first coming of Christ celebrated at Christmas. But it’s also the time to prepare for Christ’s…
When faith is your most precious gift, you want to share it and pass it on. But instead of “making disciples,” today’s church has largely disillusioned the next generation. What…
Christ has no body but yours, no hands, no feet on earth but yours.” St. Teresa of Avila reminds us that our identity as “the body of Christ” is more…
The only thing constant about this past year was change - at home, work, school, even church. Now even the cause of all this change is changing as we adapt…
The only thing constant about this past year was change - at home, work, school, even church. Now even the cause of all this change is changing as we adapt…
The only thing constant about this past year was change - at home, work, school, even church. Now even the cause of all this change is changing as we adapt…
God is not like a math fact. You don’t learn it one day, and then just comprehend it perfectly. The early church described theology as a journey of “faith seeking…
2020 is over! Spring is near! Vaccines are in the works! Hope is on the horizon… yet Christians acknowledge that real healing is about more than a change in circumstance;…
2020 is over! Spring is near! Vaccines are in the works! Hope is on the horizon… yet Christians acknowledge that real healing is about more than a change in circumstance;…
2020 is over! Spring is near! Vaccines are in the works! Hope is on the horizon… yet Christians acknowledge that real healing is about more than a change in circumstance;…
2020 is over! Spring is near! Vaccines are in the works! Hope is on the horizon… yet Christians acknowledge that real healing is about more than a change in circumstance;…
2020 is over! Spring is near! Vaccines are in the works! Hope is on the horizon… yet Christians acknowledge that real healing is about more than a change in circumstance;…
Have you ever done something one way for so long that you forget why you do it? Or when that way changed, you felt lost? That’s been the story of…
When church buildings are closed, and it’s too cold and dark to encounter God in nature, where can you find God? This feels like a challenging question, but it prepares…
Greater Boston is all about learning - we read books, take classes, listen to podcasts, savor rich conversation! But while our culture is all about amassing helpful information, it also…
Does Christmas ever feel a little flat to you? Like you are just re-opening the same gift year after year? We want love, joy, hope, and peace, but our nice…
Lonely. Unseen. Listless. In our fast-paced culture, we’re surrounded by people and bombarded by needs, yet many of us feel more disconnected than ever. But what if life could be…
Have you ever felt uneasy reading the Bible? Are there passages that make you raise your eyebrows? Verses that you’d be embarrassed for your non-Christian friends to find out you…
When it comes to God, it's easy to feel like you’re on the outside looking in. God is up there, but I’m down here struggling. Maybe my prayers will make…
Worn out from a busy Fall and weary from bad news, we can’t wait for the chance to escape it all at Christmas. But the trees and gifts, stockings and…
Worn out from a busy Fall and weary from bad news, we can’t wait for the chance to escape it all at Christmas. But the trees and gifts, stockings and…
We love to talk about Jesus as our Friend or Savior, but the earliest Christians said something more. They confessed that “Jesus is Lord!” In direct challenge to the then-common…
So many things sound "true." Maybe they're almost true. Maybe we'd like them to be true. Often, they're true enough until something goes wrong and we discover the platitudes we…
For centuries, the early Christians shared the gospel in a way that felt like good news to everyone hearing it because they were determined to bless people instead of fix…
Often we think of hospitality as entertaining friends and family in our homes, but hospitality is so much more! When we realize that God’s own welcoming heart resides in each…
Often we think of hospitality as entertaining friends and family in our homes, but hospitality is so much more! When we realize that God’s own welcoming heart resides in each…
We have lots of questions for God. In the Gospels, Jesus only directly answered three questions. But he asked over 300 questions! In this series, we consider Jesus' questions and…
We have lots of questions for God. In the Gospels, Jesus only directly answered three questions. But he asked over 300 questions! In this series, we consider Jesus' questions and…
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