BLV is a community held together not by sameness, but by Jesus bridge-building power. Some of us have grown up bridging more than one culture or worldview or ethnic tradition (as a result of immigration, for example), which presents challenges, but also makes those of us role models of love.
Read MoreBLV is a community made up of people with many different stories and backgrounds. Those of us who are "not the religious type" offer a valuable perspective that our longtime churchgoing friends don't have, but we also tend to carry with us an ugly inheritance of unearned privilege.
Read MoreBLV is a community held together not by cultural sameness, but by Jesus' unique ability to build bridges. What are the positive and negative inheritances that people who have grown up going to church bring to our community?
Read MoreLiving without fear doesn't really seem to be a legitimate possibility... But can God offer help in the midst of whatever fears we have, so that those fears don't drive us and our decision making?
Read MoreHow much do we trick ourselves into feeling connected with other people when we're really left longing? Can Jesus teach us how to healthily pursue actual connection with other actual human beings?
Read MoreHow St. Paul's encouragement to be "justified by faith" rather than by works can help us when we feel pent up with an exhausting drive to prove ourselves.
Read MoreHow market research on Netflix and the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah speak in concert about the challenges of being human, and how and prayer your friends can help.
Read MoreWhat do Fight Club and the Ancient Jewish understanding of the soul have in common?
Read MoreGiving ourselves permission to be uncertain, and inviting God into our pain and suffering.
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