You know we’re ready to accept the invitation if you read yesterday’s post on Carnival Barkers at the party. This weekend we are hosting the…wait for it… “The Transformation Party!” Who doesn’t want more of that? Think about it. When communities are full of financial disparity, sexism, racism, and phobias of every kind, we cease to listen, value, and …
“That’s just the Carnival Barkers.” Scott Loughrige We’ve had Carnival Barkers (CB’s) every time we’ve taken a vulnerable and courageous step to join the party. Yep. Every. Time. According to the Urban Dictionary, a Carnival Barker is “One who hangs out outside a party and warns people not to go in for any reason.” To join …
Read full passage here Luke 2:1-4 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place in the guest room. Luke 2:7 For God so loved the world, God became a brown-skinned baby refugee born to a single woman …
“But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,…” Matthew 1:19“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: …”Matthew 1:22. Full passage here Joseph’s attentive presence to all that was GoOD opened him to the the work of angels and “prophetic provision*.” Two …
Staying with 4th Sunday reading. Read in full here Matthew 1:18-25 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. Matthew 1:24-25 Joe was a generous soul in so many ways. …