God goes to great lengths to include us in what God is doing in the world. By taking a closer look at the story of the Feeding of the 5,000 we can find insights and clues that point us to a new narrative of just what Jesus had in mind when he multiplied a little boys lunch.
Christians may disagree about whether we are called to absolute pacifism or if war is sometimes necessary, but whichever route we choose, we commit to passionately seek God’s dream for world of justice and peace for all.
Sentence: White Christians are finally waking up to racial injustice in our country and for the first time, we are beginning to see how Christianity has been complicit in upholding racist systems.
Sentence: The primary criteria we should use to discern how to apply the Bible is Jesus; His teaching and his life are our ultimate guide.
Marcus Borg Sentence: Certainly, scripture talks about heaven and hell but to describe salvation as primarily being about the afterlife is a reduction; it diminishes the concept of salvation found in the Bible.
When our world falls apart God's helps us gather up the fragments of our broken lives.
Synopsis: This devastating thing has happened to God's people they are on the edge of despair. Yet their experience of God’s faithfulness in the past, keeps them clinging to hope.
