Agents of Providence

Sharing the Kind of Welcome that Connects Us

We continue to explore that shared thing we hold in common - those things that create community among us. In this episode we look at how an extravagant welcome makes all the difference in world.

What We Share Connects Us: Our Stories

It is the stories we tell ourselves and tell to others that help shape us, connect us, and cast a vision of who we can be. Stories of New Life bring us back to life.  What stories do you have to tell?

Connections: the Things We Share, part 1

While some of us assume that the community of faith is all about glow in the dark holiness, that doesn't seem to be what Jesus intended. He knew being human was more about healing than being perfect. And maybe resurrection is more about rising into a life of love, acceptance, and hope than opening literal tombs.

Who Are We Looking For?

Is there anything new to say on Easter morning? What about resurrection might surprise us still?

Getting Noticed for All the Right Reasons

Jesus did not skulk into Jerusalem. We are not expected be secret agents of love and peace. To be an Agent of Providence sometimes means getting noticed.

Opening the Tombs, Despite the Stench

In a world where death seems all-powerful, does it make any sense to hope for new life?

Asking Better Questions than the Disciples!

Asking, "who sinned," is just plain unhelpful - even hurtful. We are looking for better questions to ask.

Waters of Mutuality

Jesus and an unnamed woman have a true encounter at the well. 

A Whoever Kind of Faith

My thoughts trying to breathe some life into ancient texts, particularly one we have heard many times before.