Southeast Raleigh Table

Hebrews 12:1-3 1. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of the joy that ...

“Finishing Well” As we move into the last two months of the year, what if instead of “finishing strong,” we actively chose to “finish well?” A Christ-shaped life invites us into a way of being that makes this possible.

Mark 1:35

We often say, “Three’s company,” but we can also be communion and community all by ourselves. In Mark’s gospel, Jesus shows us the beauty of spending time alone and the clarity that solitude affords.

The month of October usually feels like a transitional hinge moment between summer and fall. John 1:28-42 becomes a powerful word to ground ourselves in the midst of change as we allow Jesus to ask us: “What are we looking for, seeking, or wanting?

The God who brought a wellspring of water in the wilderness is the same God journeying with us today. What would it look like if we believed in God’s overflow of provision? Where in our lives are we asking God to bring a wellspring on our journey toward Jubilee?

How might we live jubilee in our lives? What would liberation look like? What would freedom look like? What would wellness/wholeness look like? A year of jubilee reminds us that, at all times, we are capable of harnessing more – not out of our human strength or will, but out of God’s imagination for God’s people. Jubilee is God’s preference ...