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Water April 13, 2021June 9, 2021

Why Dialogue and Not Doctrine?

Why don’t we say “what we believe” on our website? One of the unique things about our community is that we don’t emphasize Christian doctrine […] Read More

Water August 26, 2020June 9, 2021

Four rocks that impede the growth of faith in American soil

Sowing seeds in rocky territory Last week I offered a post about how to till the soil of American life for faith. I argued that […] Read More

What’s with the categories? They’re all loosely based on Circle of Hope’s idea of spiritual development, utilizing the elements to represent cyclical stages of our growth in Jesus. The posts land somewhere in one of those growth cycles, but are certainly for everyone to read. Following Jesus develops like all human development. At Circle of Hope we see ourselves moving from earth to wind to fire to water in an ongoing, organic process of receiving and enjoying our new, true selves in Jesus.

Earth: Planting seeds of faith and helping them sprout.

Wind: Taking first steps of life in the Spirit.

Fire: Accepting the gifts we bring to a community and our purpose, and learning to give them.

Water: Deepening experience of transformation.