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Fire September 30, 2020June 9, 2021

Ten lessons after ten years of pastoring

Full of gratitude Our leaders offered me some great affirmation on Sunday night for completing ten years of service as a pastor for Circle of […] Read More

Fire September 10, 2020June 9, 2021

Critical Theory is closer to Jesus’ vision for the world than the Evangelicals are telling you

Truth isn’t an objective matter, contrary to what modernist Christians say Temple University required students to take sociology classes on race and race relations, and […] 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.