For last year's words belong to last year's language, and next year's words await another voice. from "Little Gidding"
04361 – Words
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04150 – Volunteers vs. Members
Language matters. That’s why if I hear that word “volunteer” one more time in a church setting, I’m going to officially nominate the word for the “Annoying Word of the Year” award. The church is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing Christ to life, not through...
04007 – “God” in Other Languages
I am a Palestinian Christian. We also say: "Allahu Akbar," which is normally heard from a Muslim, as well as: "Inshaa Allah," "Ma Shaa Allah," and "Alhamdulillah." ...This is simply because Arabic is our language, and the Arabic word for "God" is "Allah," whether you...
03945 – No War is Worth That Level of Destruction
How I wish that no one would suffer and that we would work towards healing what sharply divides us. I think we need to talk about it. “War is what happens when language fails,” Margaret Atwood told us. But there are those who vehemently disagree. They will shout me...
03741 – “Sunday Prayer”
On Pentecost the real miraclewas not the momentary wonderof people speaking languagesthey hadn't been taught,but the lasting miracleof people making connectionsdespite all their separations,discovering how they were alikedespite apparent differences,knowing...
03407 – Silence: Language of God
Silence is the language of God. All else is poor translation.
03284 – Be Kind!
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
03092 – A Language Everyone Speaks
Whether death comes from cancer or tsunami, grief is a language everyone speaks.
02734 – The Day will Come
The day will come...when people will once more be called to speak the word of God in such a way that the world is changed and renewed. It will be in a new language, perhaps quite nonreligious language, but liberating and redeeming like Jesus's language, so that people...
02308 – Belonging
May we as kin-dom builders strive to create and embody spaces for our young ones to feel that the faith community is exactly where they belong. As we do this, may we also strive to create a community where everyone—regardless of their age, language, culture,...