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messages from the Watershed community in Michigan. Stay tuned for new messages from Roots DC in Washington!
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Open Source Community – May 20, 2012
transparent, open, and shared
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Open Hands – May 13, 2012
Living into God’s generosity
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Glass – June 12, 2011
A service of brokenness and hope
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Indigo Girls? – June 5, 2011
Letter to the church in Thyatira

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The Citadel – May 29, 2011
Letter to the church in Pergamum
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First and Last – May 22, 2011
Letter to the church in Smyrna
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A Sacred Enclosure – May 15, 2011
Letter to the church in Ephesus.  Apocalypse, Now? series continued.
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The Apocalypse Habit – May 1, 2011
A primer on Revelation (blog post)
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A Desert Experience – April 3, 2011
taking time to unplug
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The Next Big Thing? – March 20, 2011
Jesus in the desert: round 2
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These Stones – March 13, 2011
Jesus in the desert: Reflections for Lent
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The Power of Powerlessness – March 6, 2011
Paul and Silas nearly blow it.   Or do they?
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Among the Greats? – Feb 27, 2011
the kingdom’s surprising arrival
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A Necessary Rupture? – Feb 20, 2011
the gap conflict creates
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The Rules of Love – Feb 13, 2011
limits on grace? (Acts 15 part 2)
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No More Hoops – Feb 06, 2011
an historic moment (Acts 15 part 1)

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He opened a door – Jan 30, 2011
sharing stories of the kingdom
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Rain+Crops+Food+X – Jan 23, 2011

an equation of joy
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In (little) Rome – Jan 16, 2011
Paul sets sail on his first journey
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Damascus:  What Happened? – Jan 9, 2011
Rethinking the event
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A Light Flashed – Jan 2, 2011
Acts 9: A New Year, New Beginnings...
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Backgrounds Matter – Dec 5, 2010
Advent:  Comparing ancient origins – see handout on Augustan genealogy
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A Different Road – Nov 21, 2010
Acts 8: A disruption leads to an unexpected encounter
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Not Just Talk – Nov 14, 2010
Acts 6: The early community practicing what they preach
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A Change – Nov 7, 2010
Acts 5: Can’t somebody straighten things out around here?
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Just a Meal? – Oct 24, 2010
Acts 2: Breaking bread matters
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Exodus: A Fire of One – Oct 17, 2010 (click for maps and photos)
Where God lives
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Exodus: A Kingdom of Priests – Oct 10, 2010
Putting God on Display
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Exodus: All the gods – Oct 3, 2010
Pharaoh and company – see handout with images
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Exodus: Knowing the Story – Sept 26, 2010
when the storm is raging…
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Justice at the Gate – July 25, 2010
a parable of faith

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The Friend at Midnight – July 18, 2010
embracing the radical hospitality of Christ

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The Voices of the Workers – July 11, 2010
hearing the cries for justice

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Sacred Space – June 27, 2010
a service of prayer and contemplation
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Which of You Fathers? – June 20, 2010
a complex but hopeful picture of God
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Worth the Risk? – June 13, 2010
Jonathan risks it all for David (1 Sam 20)
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Opposing Father – June 6, 2010

when disobedience is the only path to obedience

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Hey, Jealousy – May 30, 2010 (excerpt only)
when the attention moves from “here” to “there”

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David and Goliath – May 23, 2010
a risky alternative to self-defense
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A New Song – May 16, 2010

tuning into the rhythm of life

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The Silent Mother – May 9, 2010
a mom who made the story without making the story
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At the Edge of Chaos – May 2, 2010
finding life between rigidity and anarchy

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God Joins the Army* – Apr 18, 2010

discerning the Spirit amidst oppression

(*title borrowed from a Peter Rollins story)

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Losing Our Way – April 11, 2010

perhaps it is time to set down the map and get lost

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Same Old Story? – Easter, Apr 4, 2010

we already know how this goes, right?

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Fear – Palm Sunday, Mar 28, 2010

The Ultimate Mobilizing Principle

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Shelter from the Storm – Jan 10, 2010

Abraham the Immigrant: the challenges of immigration then and now

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Re-Emergence Conference – March 16-18, 2010
Five minute BBC piece on the conference in Belfast

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