Archives for June 2016

We've been asking and praying this question: what does it look like to be a spiritual community of hope and transformation that lives the way of Jesus? (Need to catch up? Click here and here.) It's pretty clear to us that living the way of Jesus includes being good and useful neighbors. And we have many neighbors and most of them we don't know yet. But we believe firmly ...

Ordinary Time is the "season of simply trying to survive." Usually, we think of it in regards to the duties of everyday life (kids to feed, chores to do, bills to pay), but in light of the events over the last couple of days, it has taken on a more serious and literal meaning. In Ordinary Time, we remember that this is the ordinary way of the world: Bullies have their way...

The ascension of Jesus means that Jesus has taken up authority and is now Lord over Space, Matter, and Time. (Didn't get to read the last blog? No problem. Click here to catch up). As a church, we want to purchase and restore an old church building in the heart of Midtown OKC. Now you might be saying, "What does the ascension of Jesus have to do with purchasing and restor...

In Acts, Luke gives insight into the days after Jesus' resurrection. For forty days he instructs the apostles after revealing that he was actually alive. He talks about the Kingdom of God constantly and he says something amazing is going to happen. Jesus says that in just a few days they were going to receive power. Great power. Unleashed power. Power that doesn't come fr...