denial Archives - Contents and Containers

Earth February 24, 2021June 9, 2021

God is always involved in creation; everything before us is a miracle

We don’t need to simulate death, we are experiencing it We’re looking for signs of life in this season of death during this Lent in […] Read More

Message August 20, 2015June 9, 2021

Three of the most impractical things about following Jesus

Maybe being a Christian feels so impractical because we are resisting the judgment, the authority, and the governance of the world around us. We are […] 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.