The term "politics" comes from the Greek word "polis," often translated as "city" but refers to the ways in which people live together, made decisions, and structure their lives. Christ called the Church the Body of Christ, and he taught a way of living together, making decisions, and structuring our lives to reveal the Kindom of God. Unfortunately, just as the word "evangelical" is believed by many to have been hijacked by society, so "politics" have been hijacked by concepts of party affiliation, rather than a common good that seeks good for all. The church is always political because God uses the church to shape lives and faith to reveal what it's like to live by Christ's witness, but it is never supposed to be partisan. We will look at how we might open our eyes, minds, and hearts to see and recognize where worldly influences and powers are intertwined with our own lives, and reflect on how in seeing them, Christ can reveal alternative perspectives and actions that move us beyond ourselves. To be shaped by love to be love, as what "John Howard Yoder calls "the Body Politic," that has been established to offer an alternative way of living that changes the world one person at a time.
Eternal Investments. This has been the theme over the past month for our stewardship effort, and I hope that through these weeks you have been able to pray and reflect about the investments you are making into the Kingdom of God, as well as...
This week we will be in the third week of our stewardship series, “Eternal Investments” focusing on what it means to “Steward Generations.” We will spend some time in the epistle of 2 Timothy 1:1-7. This is often referred...
This is the kick-off for our "Eternal Investments" stewardship program, a program that I designed, based upon key ministry elements, and we begin with "Loving Relationships." It's appropriate to begin talking about stewardship with a focus on...
Pastors Points :This Sunday is the second in our series on living the Christian life. The text is Philippians 1: 21 -30. There are few more profound transformations than the life of Saul/Paul.
Paul wrote his letter to the...
