We believe in a God who breaks open jails. God did it before. God will do it again. We believe in a God who sets people free. We believe in a God who won’t let walls that stand between us stay standing, not forever.
Category Archives: Church
How do we Belong?
One of the most difficult questions I face as a priest seems like it should be one of the simplest. How do I join the church? I can give a technical answer. But the question of membership is a trickier than paperwork. Taking a page from Buddhism: true belonging is a process of vulnerability and taking refuge.
The Cloud of Unknowing
The Cloud of Unknowing: No one building, no one experience, no one scripture, no one community can ever fully capture God with Solomon. I simply pray that this building, this community, can point in a Godward direction. I hope we can point to a God we will never fully capture. I hope we will point to a God who is always bigger than our church.
Belonging
When Jesus Rebukes Peter, something important doesn’t happen. Peter doesn’t walk away. In a world where we don’t disagree well, this has much to teach us about our faith in God and our persistence with community.
Mike Angell 