“Beyond Capernaum” was the name of my previous blog, with the mission “Taking the Life of Faith Beyond Familiar and Safe Confines.”
In the Gospel of Mark, Capernaum is identified as the “home base” for Jesus and the disciples. Jesus, however, quickly calls his followers beyond that safe and familiar place and out into the world.
“Trauma” generally centers around moments that shatter reality as we know it. It is an engine that propels medical science, psychology, and disaster response. But what about the in-the-trenches impact of life from day to day or year to year? Such struggle is the stuff of spiritual journey, the stuff of sacrifice, the stuff of […]
It’s Holy Week. It’s a time where the story of Jesus invites us to engage with it a little more intentionally. There are many opportunities to experience worship services that are like no others during the year (and often include more focus on the story of Jesus and less focus on preachers). Below is a list […]
Me and Lent have a checkered relationship to say the least. Here are some of the things that define my history with this season of reflection and self-denial: I grew up going to a Roman Catholic elementary school. Perhaps that in itself is enough. I don’t like eating fish. On Friday or any other day […]
Derek Webb, a singer-songwriter connected with the Contemporary Christian band Caedmon’s Call has had to resort to distributing his new album, Stockholm Syndrome, directly from his website because his record label found the song “What Matters More?” to be too controversial. I haven’t yet been a listener of Webb’s music (or Caedmon’s Call). Below is […]
Dr. Tony Campolo speaks about faith, political partisanship, and the kingdom of God.
Pastor Matt Staniz 