communion Archives - Contents and Containers

Earth November 3, 2020June 9, 2021

Even if Joe Biden wins, Jesus will still need to be our Lord

Declaring the Lordship of Christ at the communion table Last night, we had a pre-election prayer and communion where we once again declared the death […] Read More

Earth, Wind April 1, 2020June 9, 2021

I took communion on the Internet and it changed my life

What Udonis Haslem taught me about hunger Thanks to my friend Josiah, I read Udonis Haslem’s column for The Players Tribune and he got really […] 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.