righteousness Archives - Contents and Containers

Earth June 13, 2018June 9, 2021

God loves you because of how God sees you

God saves us because of God’s immutable love for us One of the things that brings me the most hope as a follower of Jesus, […] Read More

Message December 5, 2013June 9, 2021

Jeremiah’s depression is real

Prophecy can be hard. We discussed Jonah and Elijah this week and noted their reluctance and loneliness. Most of the time the people you 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.