We try not to draw lines and live what we say,"ALL are welcome".
We are in El Paso's northeast, easily accessible from US 54, on the corner of Kenworthy and Sun Valley.
Does the urgent crowd out the eternal in your everyday life? When life feels overwhelming, Haggai's message offers clarity and hope. Explore this powerful truth in a new article by BSF gurst contributor Anne Graham Lotz.
New Week Message
Does God exist? Is the Easter message of resurrection to eternal life true?
A French scientist and a theologian recently published a book using rational insights of modern science to argue that God eternally exists as the all powerful being who created the cosmos.
I have not read the book yet. The book is translated to multiple languages and immediately sold over 400,000 copies. Perhaps some of us should form a zoom book discussion group to read and contemplate?
Christians should welcome such reasoned, data driven, discussion.
AND…There are other eternal focused dimensions to our consciousness, that transcend even logic. Awe over just being alive. Sense that life is precious. Notions that we are beloved by our creator. Ability to imagine life beyond death. Energy to contemplate our purpose in the cosmos. Glimpsing eternity by unlimited sense of gratitude for life in the midst of a beautiful planet amongst the diversity of life. Power of hope which keeps us focused on goodness. Experiencing love. The sheer grit to honestly live with more questions than answers and not get discouraged. Wonderment.
Why does the empty tomb story about a God status, ancient Rabbi, named “Jesus” continue to resonate as demonstrated by the fact you are reading this and thinking, and conscious?
Logic and reason are functions of God’s spiritual energy, methinks. And believes.
There is resurrection and spiritual energy within each one of us. If you want to experience and explore…. New Hope welcomes you….
Here we go!
Interim Pastor Jeff Swanson
New Essay #9 is live.
"Roman persecution of Christians, Psychology, and Us!"
Greetings New Hope Lutherans and Friends
For many years, I’ve been thinking about the history of “salvation” teachings in the Church, beginning amongst the first Christians. So, I’ve decided to write a series of short essays. Limited to 500 words each. Easy reads...click on the button to begin :)
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We welcome people from ALL walks of life! We try not to draw lines and live what we say, "ALL are welcome".
We are an ELCA congregation https://elca.org in the northeast part of El Paso, easily accessible from US 54, on the corner of Kenworthy and Sun Valley.
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