Resurrection – Looking for God in Messy Places

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We Will Rise

By: jakeowensby April 13, 2018April 17, 2018

1 John 3:1-7, 3 Easter B, graceEnough, Featured, Love, Resurrection, social justice3 Comments

You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise.—Maya Angelou

Where Do We Go From Here?

By: jakeowensby March 31, 2018April 17, 2018

Easter Day, grace, John 20:1-18Eternal Life, Featured, Love, Mysticism, Resurrection, Spiritual Growth10 Comments

To grow into a person who loves like Jesus loves.

What Do We Do With This Sorrow?

By: jakeowensby November 17, 2017November 17, 2017

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, grace, Proper 28ACompassion, Eternal Life, Grief, Loss, Love, Resurrection, Sorrow8 Comments

To love—even when that love is breaking our heart—means something. Holiness happens there.

Show Up and Look Alert

By: jakeowensby November 10, 2017November 11, 2017

grace, Matthew 25:1-3, Proper 27 ACompassion, Grief, Love, Parables, Presence, Resurrection, Sorrow18 Comments

The loving presence of God is already near you. All around you. Be open to it.

Immigrating to a New World

By: jakeowensby April 22, 2017April 23, 2017

Easter 2 A, John 20:19-31, UncategorizedForgiveness, Immigration, Peace, Reconciliation, Resurrection11 Comments

She perceived a New World, a world redolent with the promise that she—and everyone in it—could become a fully human person.

Recovering from Shame

By: jakeowensby April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

Matthew 26:14- 27:66, Palm Sunday A, UncategorizedCross, Crucifixion, Hope, Meaning, Palm Sunday, Regret, Resurrection, Shame, Story24 Comments

Woody Allen once said something like, “My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.”