#LoveYourNeighbor: The Liminal Space

Give Now Painting of Jeremiah at the Visitor’s Center by Judy Lowman The Liminal Space #Loveyourneighbor I stopped three times before I finally found a shop still serving coffee last Christmas. Notably, it was late in the evening when I chose to venture out...

Street Church: Lessons From A Young Church

“What does it mean to be the Church?” I asked our small group of dedicated leaders. We decided to hold our “community forum” the last Sunday of the month after church to discuss the business of the church and the places we want to grow in and glean from as a new faith...

Remembering the Saints

While away on a Thanksgiving trip to visit my in-laws one year, the last person I expected to get a call from was a detective tasked with investigating me. Before leaving town, I had gone to check on one of our neighbors named Cathy McCullough. She had been battling...

Street Church: You Had to be There

It was 10:05 am and our congregation was still trickling in for worship. We’ve been talking for a few weeks about whether it would be better to start the service at 10:30am, but on Micah time that probably means people wouldn’t arrive until 11am. Just...

Healing off People’s Energy

We could hear the music blaring after the first knock. Someone was rustling around as Rachel and Chris waited patiently with me outside the door. For several months now, Micah has dispatched the couple to various apartments of neighbors who need a little extra help...

Street Church: Who Can Be Saved?

Once upon a time, there was a man named Job… Perhaps you’ve heard of him. According to the biblical text, “[he was] blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil (Job 1:1).” If Job lived today, the world would have deemed that he did all...