I have been rereading the story from Luke’s gospel that returns to us year after year to find more incarnational spaces this Christmas. Here is what I’m encountering: “In those days a…
Category: Christian Formation
Renew Epilogue
The Renew summer series has come to a close. July 31 was the final week of the formation series. Although I had aimed to extend the series into mid-August, life circumstances and…
renew | week 9
Week 9 | Sunday, July 31, 2022Luke 12:13-21 Week 9 PDF version 1 | begin Start with a self-compassion prayer or meditation. You can use the Serenity Prayer or a guided meditation…
renew | week 8
Week 8 | Sunday, July 24, 2022Luke 11:1-13 Week 8 PDF version 1 | begin Pray the Lord’s Prayer. 2 | explore Journal on your own about your experiences or share with…
renew | week 7
What if we cultivated and entered spaces free of oppressive expectations for Marys and Marthas in our world? What if these spaces did not liberate Marys by overworking Marthas but ended the false scales used against both?
renew | week 6
Why might neighbor love be the ultimate commandment? Because love matters. Love means life. Love makes us neighbors for one another and knits our lives together.
renew | week 5
If you are wondering how to fit doing Christianity into your week when everything is already stressful enough and adding one more thing may just topple the whole teetering structure, you are not alone. And this week’s gospel lesson may have a helpful word for you.
renew | week 4
When we face belonging struggles today, when promises fail and targets keep moving, what if we let the Spirit remind us that we have been given belonging in Christ?
renew | week 3
What do you do when you get nothing but silence from God? When things are dire and you find no sign of God anywhere, what do you do?
renew | week 2
Describe a time you created, crafted, or built something with your hands. What did it feel like? How did it affect your hands, fingers, wrists, and arms?
