Incarnation – Looking for God in Messy Places

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Changing My Mind about God

By: jakeowensby March 3, 2018March 5, 2018

4 Easter A, Exodus 20:1-17, grace, Lent 3 BGod, Incarnation, Interpretation, Law, Love, Ten Commandments13 Comments

It’s time to challenge some of our assumptions.

Love Without Exception

By: jakeowensby December 28, 2017December 28, 2017

1 Christmas B, grace, John 1:1-18Compassion, Creation, I-Thou, Incarnation, Love, Relationships8 Comments

God loves the twinkle in those eyes, the rasp of that voice, the shyness of that smile

How Do We Get to Bethlehem?

By: jakeowensby December 19, 2017December 19, 2017

Christmas, graceChristmas, Incarnation, Jesus, Longing, Mary, Nativity9 Comments

How do we draw near to the holy?

Fireflies and Transfiguration

By: jakeowensby August 4, 2017August 7, 2017

Feast of the Transfiguration, grace, Luke 9:28-36Creation, Incarnation, Jesus, Transfiguration, Transformation4 Comments

That’s our purpose in this life: to be God’s healing afterglow on a wounded planet.

Refusing to Keep a Safe Distance

By: jakeowensby April 12, 2017

UncategorizedAtonement, Compassion, Cross, Healing, Incarnation, Reconciliation, Violence5 Comments

The news broke Monday that there had been a shooting at an elementary school in San Bernardino. Images of Sandy Hook—slain children and teachers littering hallways and classrooms—flooded my imagination.

In Our Very Bones

By: jakeowensby January 7, 2017June 12, 2017

Baptism of Our Lord, Matthew 3:13-17, UncategorizedHeaven, Hell, Incarnation, Kingdom of Heaven8 Comments

The Kingdom has come near. It courses through our veins and resides in our very bones.