We Are Faithful Not To The Triumphant

Most Of The Ugliness In The Human Narrative Comes From A Distorted Quest To Possess Beauty. Coveting Begins With Appreciating Blessings: Murder Begins With A Hunger For Justice. Lust Begins With A Recognition Of Beauty. Gluttony Begins When Our Enjoyment Of The Delectable Gifts Of God Starts To Consume Us. Idolatry Begins When Our Seeing A Reflection Of God In Something Beautiful Leads To Our Thinking That The Beautiful Image Bearer Is Worthy Of Worship.

This Common Prayer Project Has Taken Years Of Energy, But We See It Not As A Way To Leave Our Individual Churches, But As A Movement We Hope To See Permeate The Larger Church.

This Is What Jesus Had In Mind: Folks Coming Together, Forming Close-knit Communities And Meeting Each Other's Needs-- No Kings, No Major Welfare Systems, No Presidents Necessary. His Is A Theology And Practice For The People Of God, Not A Set Of Suggestions For Empire.

There Are Financial Bankruptcies In Many Parts Of The Church. No Question About That. But We See The Possibility Of Reimagining And Revitalizing The Church.

The More You Look At The Death Penalty, That's Where You See That We're Actually Not Killing The Worst Of The Worst. We're Killing The Poorest Of The Poor. Where Actually One Of The Biggest Determinants Of Who Gets Executed Is How Many Resources They Have To Defend Themselves.