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.
Tag Archives: Church
Was Jesus a Healer?
Jesus came not primarily to heal bodies, but to heal the whole of society. He came to heal by proclaiming a message of subversive hope.
The Church of England’s Half Measure on LGBTQ+ Inclusion isn’t Enough
The stakes on LGBTQ+ marriage are much bigger than church politics. Will Christians be consumed with our own inner fights and technicalities, or will we be bold for God’s love? Does the church serve itself, or serve the world in Christ’s name?
Measure in Love: Annual State of the Church Report
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the people of his hometown: “You are having an adventure in missing the point.” The rector confesses he’s paid too much attention to Average Sunday Attendance. Maybe you have a number, a statistic, a marker by which you measure your work, your worth. Ask yourself, “would Jesus care about that number?”
Mike Angell 