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The work of the people. Our weekly rhythm of being together as a larger community to worship and confess, to engage scripture and prayer, to celebrate eucharist, and to be sent back into the city with a benediction each and every week.
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Thursday Jun 14, 2018
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
Gideon Tsang reflects on what it would look like to find a way to live that’s renewing [2 Corinthians 4:16-18].
Reflection
- What can you subtract this week to free up space for the renewing of your inner being?
- What interruptions can we embrace this season?
Resources
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- Film: I, Tonya
Spiritual Practice
- Try subtracting something from your life. What do you sense is being freed up?
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Sarah Berson reflects on how being present helps us hear God [1 Samuel 3:1-10].
Reflection
How do you build space for presence with yourself? With God?
Who in your life can you depend on to help you hear God?
Spiritual Practice
Consider how you can create space for presence this week. Try to spend time in it every day.
Consider scheduling time with someone you depend on this week. Try to be fully present with that person.
Wednesday May 30, 2018
Wednesday May 30, 2018
As we celebrate Trinity Sunday, Gideon Tsang explores how we participate in the Trinity and not just how we understand the Trinity [John 3:1-8].
Reflection
What do you wonder about Trinity this morning?
How can you welcome God's movement for all things in your life this week?
Resources
MWG: Discussion Guide
Tuesday May 22, 2018
Tuesday May 22, 2018
As we celebrate Pentecost, John Chandler reflects on how we might allow the Spirit to help us learn and grow in living the way of Jesus [Luke 5:1-11].
Reflection
In what ways have you recently seen the Holy Spirit at work in your life or community?
What practices have best helped you recognize the direction of the Holy Spirit in your life?
Resources
Websites: Udemy, MasterClass, League of Kitchens
MWG: Discussion Guide
Tuesday May 15, 2018
Tuesday May 15, 2018
Jason Minnix reflects on the wisdom we’re invited to consider as we meditate on scripture [Psalm 1].
Reflection
Where am I being invited to seek and live into wisdom?
How can I carry the protective parts of myself with compassion and curiosity this week?
Resources
Video: Peaceful Warrior Clip
MWG: Discussion Guide
Tuesday May 08, 2018
Tuesday May 08, 2018
Abiding Love
Gena Minnix explores what it means to abide in love, especially when we’re hurting [John 15:9-17].
Reflection
With whom am I currently practicing abiding in love?
What do I want to remember the next time I lose joy in that relationship?
Resources
Video: Turtle Flip
Podcast: Notes from a Public Typewritter
MWG: Discussion Guide
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Tim Brosnan explores what it means to be and remain in connection with God and others [John 15:1-5].
Reflection
- What specific courage can we take today in this union of the vine and branches expressed as the blood and body of communion?
- What specific pruning in your life might bring about a healthier branch and tree?
Resources
- Video: Vox Retreat at Laity
- Video: Narrative 4 - Guns and Empathy
- Song: The Greatest Gift (Sufjan Stevens)
- MWG: Discussion Guide
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Jason Minnix explores what it means to return to God’s guidance in our life’s journey [Psalm 23].
Reflection
- What kinds of care am I being invited into this week?
- Where am I being invited to express and/or relax my agency?
Resources
- Film: Foxtrot
- Podcast: Truth and Cannonballs (Radiolab)
- MWG: Discussion Guide
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Weylin Lee reflects on what Jesus’ resurrection into a physical body means for how we live in and out of our body here and now [Luke 24:36-48].
Reflection
How are you invited to live from the vulnerability of your wounds?
In what ways can you live a holistic life that integrates body and soul?
Resources
Book: From Brokenness to Community (Jean Vanier)
Film: Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond
MWG: Discussion Guide
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
Gideon Tsang reflects on the meaning of baptism in our lives as we hear the stories of David Burrows, Meredith McNamee, and Errol Neider [Romans 6:1-11].
Reflection
In what ways are you growing into your baptism this season?
How are you still being transformed by your baptism?
Resources
Book: The Invisible Church (J. Pittman McGehee)
Tags: Spiritual Growth, Easter, Baptism, Faith
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
On this Easter Sunday, Jason Minnix reflects on the new life that is already present in ways we might not recognize [Luke 24:13-35].
Reflection
What am I being invited to forgive about life?
Where is new life breaking open the ordinary meaning of my journey?
Resources
Podcast: On Being (Brene Brown)
MWG: Discussion Guide
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
As we continue in the season of Lent and celebrate Palm Sunday, Gideon Tsang reflects on celebrating what we don't yet understand about God and faith [John 12:12-19].
Reflection
What might it look like to offer your weakness to God and others in order to be healed?
How can you celebrate what you don't yet understand about God and faith?
Resources
Video: Making of Welcome Home (Spike Jonze)
Book: Divine Therapy & Addiction (Thomas Keating)
Poem: Every Riven Thing (Christian Wiman)
Poem: I Said to My Soul Be Loud (Christian Wiman)
MWG: Discussion Guide
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
As we continue in the season of Lent, Weylin Lee invites us to consider different life-giving rhythms that can help us in our journey of being made alive [Ephesians 2:1-10].
Reflection
What liminal space do we need to enter in order to experience growth and transformation?
How can we grow in our own richness of mercy?
Resources
Podcast: This American Life - Gad Elmaleh
Podcast: NYT - The Vandal and the Mosque
Poem: The Winter of Listening (David Whyte)
MWG: Discussion Guide
Sunday Mar 04, 2018
Sunday Mar 04, 2018
Gideon Tsang teaches through the texts that have traditionally been used to marginalize LGBTQ individuals and how they might still be applicable for us today. [Hebrews 4:12-13].
Reflection
What does it look like to receive from God rather than barter with God?
How can we use our power and privilege to include rather than exclude?
Resources
Vox’s LGBTQ Journey Description
Book: The Complete Stories (Flannery O’Connor)
Book: Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Homily Slides
MWG: Discussion Guide
The post How to Apply Scripture appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
As we begin the season of Lent, Jason Minnix reflects on navigating suffering and hope in meaningful ways [Romans 8:22-28].
Reflection
How can I make space to rest in God praying for me during this season of Lent?
What is my small part next to God’s small part in creating goodness from the shattered bits of life?
Resources
Video: Kids Playing Soccer
MWG: Discussion Guide
The post Too Deep for Words appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Feb 11, 2018
Sunday Feb 11, 2018
Gena Minnix talks about what gets in the way of our listening and how we might practice listening to God together as a community [Mark 9:2-8].
Reflection
What small experiment around listening to God am I curious to try?
What might a community practice of listening to Love look like?
Resources
Video: NFL 2018 A Bad Lip Reading
Book: Sorry for Your Troubles (Padraig O Tuama)
Video: The Guy Who Finishes Your Sentences
MWG: Discussion Guide
The post Listening appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Feb 04, 2018
Sunday Feb 04, 2018
Jason Minnix explores the practice of hospitality and accommodating others [1 Corinthians 9:16-23].
Reflection
Where is God inviting me to accommodate others more, or less?
Where am I being invited to relax my filtering of the good or tragic and experience the good news that’s been seeking me out?
Resources
Video: Phantom Thread
MWG: Discussion Guide
The post Some Things appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Weylin Lee speaks about how we can foster a community that embraces differences in order to move toward the kind of community God invites us to be [1 Corinthians 8:1-13].
Reflection
Whose story do I need to hear more fully in order to move beyond knowledge so they can be more fully known?
Who do I need to practice empathy with this week?
How can I embrace differences as a path to experience growth and conversion?
Resources
Video: The Danger of a Single Story (TED Talk)
Podcast: The Calling of Delight: Gangs, Service, and Kinship (Father Greg Boyle)
MWG: Discussion Guide
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Monday Jan 22, 2018
Monday Jan 22, 2018
Gena Minnix reflects on the questions that we ask when we have moments and seasons where we are overwhelmed [Jonah 3:1-10].
Reflection
Is there an area of life where I feel ‘in the weeds’ right now?
If I were to pray a prayer ‘from the weeds’ what would it sound like?
Resources
Video: Japanese Slippery Stairs
MWG: Discussion Guide
The post In the Weeds appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Jason Minnix talks about the invitation to knowing and being known by God [Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17].
Reflection
Where do I sense meaning and connection this morning?
What gift am I being invited to receive today?
Resources
Film: Lucky
MWG: Discussion Guide
The post Knowing appeared first on Vox Veniae.