Takeley Chapel

Luke 4:16 (ESVUK)

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read…

Source: Messed Up Church

In our journey to challenge ourselves in our faith we can sometimes court criticism by association. This makes me sad.

We need to be allowed to  and be given permission to explore the sea of faith we are floating on. Being an Independent Congregational chapel it is surprising how denominational it can feel. Even by association you find you carry a label and are hemmed in by expectations; we are for example considered to be a Brownian foundation! I am not sure the farmers of Essex knew this but they certainly loved Jesus.

So let’s be daring; Rob Bell and Richard Rhor in one podcast! I am putting my breastplate on and helmet for safety after having written the risk assessment.

So listen to this podcast: RobCast 86

We have been challenging ourselves to consider the Cross. We hadn’t realised how controversial this might be especially since some of us had been brought up with the story.

If we are honest, it sort of mixes  in with the Christmas story, Santa and the Easter Bunny. We certainly sing about it with passion and know its benefits but have we explored its depths and are we accepting a true revelation? Has the story maybe become ineffective in our lives or even too painful to think too much about?

Sometimes we need to consider other people’s understanding but in our exploration we discovered a treasury of experiences amongst us each building together to a precious revelation.

Here is someone’s take that might stir us to reconsider and deepen our understanding even if we don’t accept his theory.

Source: The sound of sheer silence