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The Great Inclusion
Hi everyone. Rob here. I took a few weeks off writing to work on the election we had in our country recently. I greeted people, helped them through the voting process and helped in the counting part of it as … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, community, diversity, God, humanity, Race, Scripture, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Christ, community, diversity, great multitude, inclusion, love, repentance
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Rethinking Church: Movements
Hi everyone. Rob here. Let’s start today’s post by putting together some of the thoughts in the last few posts. Let’s be small and nimble, rather than large and fixed. Part of that is to not own buildings. Let’s meet … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, church, community, God, kingdom of God, Leadership, Spirituality, Uncategorized, worship
Tagged body of Christ, church, community, denominations, movements
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Better Together
Hi everyone. Rob here. Last week I got called up for jury service and ended up being on a jury for a 6 day trial. One of the things that the judge kept insisting on was that our collective common … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, community, God, Holy Spirit, relationships, renewal, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged church, community, God, growth, Holy Spirit
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Background Music
Hi everyone. Rob here. I watched a fascinating documentary last night about the group of session musicians known as “The Wrecking Crew.” They were an incredibly talented collection of LA based players who played on some of the biggest records … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, kingdom of God, relationships, Spirituality, trust, Uncategorized
Tagged background, community, Jesus, kingdom of God, music
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You Are Not Alone
Kia Ora everyone. Rob here. Last week I was at our annual Pastor’s retreat for our movement. The great benefit of the retreat is being with others who understand your world, speak the same language, share the same frustrations and … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, community, God, relationships, Spirituality, the cross, trust, Uncategorized
Tagged Christ, church, community, hope, isolation, loneliness
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Bodily Dysfunction
Kia ora everyone. Rob here. At the core of dysfunctional relationship is the desire to bend others to do your will. It leads very easily to manipulation, bullying, diminishing and even, violence. We see it in political affairs, in workplaces, … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, community, God, relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged body of Christ, community, control, love, relationships
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Connected
Hi everyone. Rob here. It is done. After 3 years, 2 extensions and a whole lot of life’s curveballs being thrown, I have sent my thesis in for marking. It feels like a significant achievement. There’s a part of me … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, community, humanity, kingdom of God, Uncategorized
Tagged community, connectedness, flourishing, story
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Higher Ground is Common Ground
Hi everyone. Rob here. When it comes to divisive issues like politics or theology one of the things I like to say is, We find common ground when we move to higher ground. The problem with this phrase is putting … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, community, love, relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged community, Jesus, love, peace
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Hard Choices
Hi everyone, Rob here. Life is all about choices isn’t it? One choice leads to another which leads to the path you’re walking down. The problem is when choices lead to unintended consequences. Ask any addict if their addiction was … Continue reading
Posted in choices, faith, God, trust
Tagged choices, community, courage, trust, vulnerability
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