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Essays September 24, 2014June 9, 2021

The struggle to live rooted, real lives

What is it with human beings and not wanting to relate and preferring pieces of paper to do the relating for them? Last night at […] Read More

Essays August 4, 2014June 9, 2021

Why I don’t want to lead like Ruben Amaro, Jr.

Philadelphia Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. was in the best possible spot at the start of his tenure. He inherited a World Series team. […] 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.