Faithful Presence
Faithful Presence: “Prayer”
The Lord’s Prayer is not simply a pattern of prayer or a recommendation of prayer. Somehow, the Lord’s Prayer is the DNA of the church. This prayer must be both lived and prayed...
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Faithful Presence: “Five-Fold Gift”
It can be very tempting to divide the church into two categories: clergy and laity. However, this is a false dichotomy that can impede our presence in our neighbourhoods. Rather...
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Faithful Presence: “Children”
Because so much of our Christian expression is around ideas, Christianity can seem to be for adults. Whereas, we focus on morals for kids. But Jesus and Scripture elevates the p...
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Faithful Presence: “Proclaiming”
Usually when we hear the word “proclaiming” we picture a preacher shouting over the heads of crowds and we think, I’ll leave that to the professionals! However, such a picture i...
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Faithful Presence: “Reconciliation”
One of the most important practices Christians must engage in is reconciliation. However, this practice is not meant to be reserved for the church only. We display God’s reconci...
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Faithful Presence: “The Lord’s Table”
Communion is such an “in church” experience that it can be hard to imagine how it could be an exilic practice for us as Christians. Yet Christians are meant to gather around tab...
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