On the weekend of Indigenous Peoples Day, we unpack a couple of resources that help us encounter the Bible from a First Nations' perspective.
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Vince reflects on a provocative reading of the Gospel of Luke's story of two men meeting the Risen Jesus on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus.
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In honor of Latinx & Hispanic heritage month, we investigate the origins of some of our church's core beliefs and values in the thoughts of Latin American Liberation theologians. (Art: "Cristo de la Liberacion" by Maximino Cerezo Barredo)
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BLC's Lara Johnson leads a monthly film club, and we want to give you a taste of what it's like. The group watches movies or TV series that have depictions of faith lived out against the backdrop of modern life or modern crises or modern technology, and then discusses together the beauty and challenges they reveal in our own lives and faith.
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Join us as we attempt to capture and give expression to the many feelings and thoughts and complicated prayers we all might have bouncing around inside us 20 years after 9/11.
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A teacher in our community offers a prayer for parents, a parent in our community offers a prayer for students, and a student in our community offers a prayer for teachers.
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Listen in on our family conversations for August 2021! (1) What are the latest plans and thoughts on in-person community and pandemic life? (2) What’s the status of BLC's Five Year Plan? And (3) our pastors have been bouncing around some very big thoughts about why our church exists.
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Vince, Kyle, and Hayley share experiences, reflections, and suggestions on the intersection of spiritual health and therapy. They discuss how therapy can be amazing for anyone, and how to overcome common obstacles to a good therapy experience.
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One tension it feels we must hold to live life well is (on one side) pursuing ideals, and (on the other side) choosing to embrace what is true right now and maybe can't be ideal. Hayley and Kyle discuss how to do that well without losing our minds or succumbing to cynicism.
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A healthy, full life of course has a strong element of inward reflection and being in touch with oneself. And, at the same time, a healthy, full life is also richly relational and never closed off. Life (and connection with God) are found in holding the tension of looking inward and outward.
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