Agents of Providence

Exploring the thoughts and ideas from the innovative leader of New Visions United Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Sometimes looking at scriptures in new ways, sometimes being creative with worship and spirituality, sometimes just having fun.

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The Clarity of Dreams

Saturday Jul 01, 2023

Saturday Jul 01, 2023

Dreams can open to possibilities we might not consider in the waking world. Those dreams can change the waking world. What might you be dreaming?

Dreaming into Change

Saturday Jun 24, 2023

Saturday Jun 24, 2023

What reason, facts, and passion cannot change, dreams can. Entertain a life and world-changing kind of dream.

Dreaming of a Companion

Saturday Jun 17, 2023

Saturday Jun 17, 2023

Many of us do not experience a moment to moment closeness to God. But even when we do not know it, God is waiting for us to wake up and dream!

Dreaming More than Enough

Friday Jun 09, 2023

Friday Jun 09, 2023

The powers of the world have done a good job selling the myth of scarcity: there is not enough time or resources. It tells us that we are not enough. But God’s dream transforms the desert into a lush oasis. God’s dream will transform us, too.

Pause to Dream

Sunday Jun 04, 2023

Sunday Jun 04, 2023

Especially when we feel like time is running out, we need to stop the clock, maybe get a good night's sleep and let ourselves dream. We begin thinking about dre3aming as a spiritual practice, one that brings us closer to God.

Care Beyond Evangelism

Saturday May 27, 2023

Saturday May 27, 2023

New Visions is venturing into new territory soon. These thoughts are in preparation of attending Star City Pride.

The Spirit Who Makes Community

Saturday May 20, 2023

Saturday May 20, 2023

Pondering the nature of the untamed Holy Spirit and how she brings us together.

Monday May 15, 2023

The beginning place for many who explore the Christian community is need. We all need something. Sometimes it is financial need, or emotional, or a need for companionship. But one of the unique descriptions of the community that the early followers of Jesus earned was that "there were no people in need among them." 

Friday May 05, 2023

Sitting down together for a meal does more than fill our empty bellies> Something about eating together makes us family. Make room at the table, because those whom God invites are expanding our family every day.

Saturday Apr 29, 2023

It is not a specific vision that you either get or you don't. It is casting our eyes and our hearts in the same direction, gazing at the horizon of a world transformed by love and hope.

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An Attempt at Rethinking

The same old-same old won't do anymore. Too much damage and too much intransigence has made the traditional forms of religion irrelevant for increasing numbers of people. How can we rethink and recast the ancient ideas so that they speak to people today?

Take a big breath of the Spirit and let us see together where this can take us.

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