Shalom: Reclaiming Hope In A Shattered World
Wage Peace - Pt 2
February 7, 2021 • Dave Romoser
A few years ago, a study was done having to do with how those outside the faith saw those who professed to be followers of Jesus. In a ranking of the top 7 ways the group perceived the church, the #1 category where they said the people of Jesus did not act like Jesus was this: the Church was judgmental. We know what Jesus taught... but do we understand the implications of choosing to ignore it
The Life of the Shadow
January 24, 2021 • Dave Romoser
The restoration of all things according to God's intended desire and purpose at creation - what the Hebrew people understood as "shalom" - can only come to pass if the "shadow" understands and chooses to reconcile its relationship with its Source
Return To Love
January 17, 2021 • Dave Romoser
The biblical creation story paints the picture of how the world is designed to work and the role that humankind was always designed to play in its ongoing experience of shalom: universal wholeness and flourishing. But no sooner is the story in full swing, and humankind breaks from the story shattering the relationships fundamental to its flourishing in the process. How does God respond?
Longing, Darkness & Sea Monsters
January 3, 2021 • Dave Romoser
The opening narrative of the Scriptures presents a creation story that emerges from an experience of struggle, isolation, oppression and fear following the exile of Israel to Babylon for 70 years. In a powerful contrast, it refutes and reverses the claims of the creation narratives of the day and offers the reminder of the hope of a goodness not seen but deeply longed for then and now