I feel like I should say something. I'm a faith-leader. I should say something. But, I'm not going to. I don't have anything to say. I grew up white. My mother tells me I mortified her when I was a toddler. I saw some black people in a store and loudly announced,...
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Seven Deadly Sins of the New Year
No one sets out to sabotage themselves in the new year. No one says to themselves, "Self, I think I'll make this year a terrible year..." Why then, do people end up having terrible years when they could have better ones. Here are a few reasons, sins that will sabotage...
Why Would Anyone Judge Someone Else?
This morning I read Matthew 7:1, the most quoted verse in the Bible: "Judge not, that you be not judged." It occurred to me to ask, why would anyone judge someone else? What is it that makes this instruction necessary? I can think of a few reasons: Because I've been...
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A City on a Hill
Being the Church in a Polarized Political Environment
How can the church live in a polarized environment without losing its identity as people who also live in the kingdom of God?
Pastor – Author
Scott Reavely
Scott is married with five children and eight grandchildren. He has served as pastor of New Life Church for almost 30 years. He has served on the boards of Western Seminary and Church Venture Northwest. He has been published in Leadership Journal, Discipleship Journal and numerous other places.
Life lived in the Kingdom of Heaven is a life that is fully human. It is poor in spirit, meek, mournful, but it is life as it was meant to be lived. Wouldn’t it be great if everyone lived like this!