Tag: Christ
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Transforming Our Roadblocks to Serenity
Serenity? What is it and why is it so hard to achieve? And once we find it, how do we hold on to it? In our time together, Pedro Silva will engage participants in a reflection on the idea of serenity and why it is a worthy focus in our journeys of faith. Leaning on…
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Expressing the Invisible God
I’ll never forget what my instructor said to the class on my first day of military tech school for satellite communications. “In order to do this job well, you have to be able to see the invisible.” He went on to introduce us to the world of frequencies and throughout the course explain the nature…
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Strength Through Being a Non-Anxious Presence (#BoulderStrong)
In the wake of tragedies that expose our vulnerabilities and limitations, as what we witnessed here in Boulder after the shooting at King Soopers, we often find ourselves looking back and wishing we were stronger. With this message, we explore transforming our pain and past weaknesses through the decision to consciously become a non-anxious presence.…
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The DMX Files
As I took off the Silence spoke to me and I truly listened. It was like Elihu speaking to Job about God’s goodness and majesty in Job 36 and God breaking it down in Job 38-41. I had nothing to add. When it was all said and done, I had to admit as Job did in…
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Wisdom Begins in Wonder
We often think that wisdom is in what we consider to be the “high places”. But in God’s reality, there is nowhere that wisdom is not because wisdom is embedded in all of creation. In this message, I reflect on wisdom I witnessed from one of the members of our homeless community. What I don’t…
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The Only Way Out is In
This morning I was talking to God about how I could best show up in the world. The words above sum up what came to me. And with this, my work has taken on a new dimension. Practically speaking, I don’t even know what this means for me yet. But, I know it’s on target.…
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We Will All Be Changed
Who would we be if we knew who we were becoming? Weird question huh? Out of the depths of confusion about where we are going as a nation and a planet, I prayed and meditated about why we are so seemingly divided. As I reflected on the scripture passage below, I remembered how the fear…
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When to Walk Away
If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Matthew 10:13-14 “As a ‘man of the…
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A Box as Big as the Universe
My uncle, Vernon Kitabu Turner, can’t be put in a box. And it is time that I thank God for him. He just loves God and has ceaselessly sought to understand the Spirit that he has witnessed as active his entire life by any means necessary. When I was younger, people told me that I…
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Haunted By Forgiveness
For the entire week before George Floyd was murdered, I meditated on the teachings of forgiveness in light of Jesus’ execution in preparation for a sermon on forgiveness. In order to get myself into the mindset, I imagined myself forgiving a police officer who was killing me and I watched an hour and a half…
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