Gun Violence Archives - Contents and Containers

Earth October 4, 2017June 9, 2021

America is addicted to violence and Jesus is my antidote

Some of my friends told me they were numb after they learned of the shooting in Las Vegas in Monday morning. This again? They just […] Read More

Message December 17, 2012June 9, 2021

Overcoming the impossible with Mary

One of the greatest benefits of being a person who studied education and history in college is that, despite my proclivity in fact to the […] 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.