We are grounded in a world reenchanted by God when he became one of us.
Jesus reveals a God who defies human expectations in extraordinary ways. He shows us a divine being who:
When Jesus reunited with his friends who had abandoned him, his first word was simply, "Peace."
Jesus revealed a God without enemies among humanity. For the first 300 years of the Church, the most cherished teaching was Jesus' direction to love our enemies.
Scripture tells us that Jesus is the complete embodiment of God's character (Hebrews 1:3) and that the fullness of God dwelled in him (Colossians 2:9).
God is not "Jesus plus something else."
God is Jesus.
God is "Jesus plus nothing."
From the beginning, God has always moved toward humanity, even when we turn away. The story of Eden shows humanity hiding, not God. On the cross—the very tree of separation—God speaks words of reconciling forgiveness.
In addition to what we seek in our own lives and our direct community, it is our prayer that upon this foundation we might assist to reunite a fractured American and global church.