How is hiking radical rest, you might ask? It doesn’t feel restful to the body, especially the 9.5 miles we did one day. But every time our trail came over a ridge and displayed yet another stunning alpine lake,  or when we spotted a small waterfall, we paused to admire it with a sense of awe for God’s creation.

How does God rest, and how does that impact how we see our own rest.

I think these moments of radical honesty in the midst of pain are worth paying attention to. People come to God with headaches and exhaustion, with hunger and thirst, with wounds and fevers, with aching bones and failing strength.

You are the light of the world.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. - Matthew 5:7

As people of faith, may we demand dignity for all people, remembering that we have also seen mercy triumph over judgement in our own lives.  By Julie Rinker

When she goes to visit them, she usually feels relieved when she returns home and can distance herself from their cultish version of Christianity. But during her last visit, she told me it felt so pervasive that this time she fell into despair and struggled to claw her way out of it.  by Kelley Barton

His ministry consistently challenged religious and social structures that excluded or devalued others by iyree jarrett

A lot of folks around City Church tend towards the more progressive side of faith. One of the challenges that we can run into is what Brit Barron calls “Progressive Amnesia.”

Throughout history, people from marginalized communities have often been told to stay quiet, be humble, and accept injustice by iyree jarrett

yesterday, Allison Sanders and Brandi Miller blessed the meek amongst us.

May we let go of polished prayers and held-back tears, of grief tucked behind practiced worship, of sorrow hidden beneath hallelujahs. by iyree jarrett

Jesus invites us into our pain.

Love for God, and each other, can transform our lives and that of our community by Kelley Barton

Jesus went around doing good. Wherever he showed up, he made that event better, he made those people better, he made that neighborhood better.

I believe God can be found in the most ordinary of things, even a board game about making Mars habitable.

Jesus says there’s a blessing when we get our international and external worlds aligned. The blessing is that we get to see God at work.