Touchpoints from April 2023

Touchpoints from April 2023

"I have called you by name, you are mine" Touchpoint. Image of Christ with lamb on his shoulders

Named and Claimed

“But here is the good news: God has named us and claimed us. Not the other way around. In the waters of baptism, we are called by name and claimed by God. In the giving of the bread and wine in communion, we are named and claimed as the residing place of God’s presence.”
Faith Journey Touchpoint, watercolor image of Christ walking with Cleopas and friend to Emmaus

No Tums Needed

“The journey of faith is not about having all the right answers, for yourself or others. It’s not about prescribing to yourself or others a certain way to act, believe, or feel. Who needs that? Frankly, I find having all the answers rather boring.”
Doubting Thomas Touchpoint; close up image of Cima da Conegliano's masterpiece with Thomas's finger in Jesus's wound.

Life Resurrected

“Let’s face it. We don’t really want a God who rises from the dead. We want a God who never would have been crucified in the first place. But if a resurrected God is what we have, can we at least have him not bear the scars of this earthly life?”