crucifixion Archives - Contents and Containers

Earth November 10, 2021November 12, 2021

If you don’t swim against the tide of racism, it will sweep you up

Racism is like a tide I like to think of racism and white supremacy like a tide at sea. We need to actively swim against […] Read More

Earth June 10, 2020June 9, 2021

Christians need to prophetically imagine

The absurdity of Jesus The God of All Time re-introduces Godself to the world in the form of an infant, Jesus. Jesus lives in a […] 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.