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God is big enough to take on our questions – even our doubts.
What I most want people to know is summarized in this metaphor:
Life is like a long walk. We’ll see beautiful, amazing experiences along the way. And we’ll take a lot of wrong turns. Even become hopelessly lost. It won’t be a straight line we walk. We’ll meet amazing people. And we’ll become so tired that it feels we can’t take another step. It’s ALL part of the walk – this color experience of who we are. This walk with all its missteps is the STORY we live. This walk won’t just come to us. We initiate the first steps and keep going every day – even when it’s hard.
Who are we gathering for conversation at this site?
We are the ragamuffins and the misfits and the wanderers and the seekers. Some point to us and say “those people” – they have no commitment, and they don’t understand.
The Bible tells us that Jesus himself was a disruptor in the name of peace and love. What we fundamentally believe is what Jesus conveyed to Martha: “There is a better way.”
But now, silence is more sin than speech, and I must lay my convictions bear with all the fire of my faith.
If you are on the fringe of believing something higher, greater, and more purposeful, but have a hard time doing so because of the hypocrisy you see before your very eyes in our Christian community I’m right there with you and invite you to come along.
Exclusionary faith? This is a zero-tolerance zone.
And we refuse to put God in a box.
You are home, my broken friends. Let’s walk.
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