By Way of Reminder
sermons, musings, and marginalia from Brent Levy

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Dec
11
From Generation to Generation: We Can Choose a Better Way

From Generation to Generation: We Can Choose a Better Way

But think of those moments in your own life that take your breath away. That restore your faith in humanity, however briefly—as if it’s nothing… as if it isn’t everything.
10 min read
Sep
04
Ask Us Anything 4: What the hell?

Ask Us Anything 4: What the hell?

It becomes clear that heaven has everything to do with moving toward God’s desire for wholeness and the restoration of all creation, and hell has everything to do with resisting that.
12 min read
Aug
28
Ask Us Anything 3: What does the Bible say about LGBTQ+?

Ask Us Anything 3: What does the Bible say about LGBTQ+?

The truth I see in the Bible’s big picture that God is love and that out of love, Jesus lives, dies, and lives again with arms outstretched in an expansive embrace of all, is part of what leads me to a place of inclusion.
12 min read
Aug
21
Ask Us Anything 2: What's the point of prayer?

Ask Us Anything 2: What's the point of prayer?

“Alexa, re-order paper towels” is not too far away from “God, let me do well on this test.” “Siri, play the Encanto soundtrack on Spotify” isn’t too far removed from “God, help me get this job.”
11 min read
Aug
14
Ask Us Anything 1: What are we talking about when we talk about Trinity?

Ask Us Anything 1: What are we talking about when we talk about Trinity?

Are Christ and the Holy Spirit the same reality? Or does the name Christ encompass all that is Spirit embodied or materialized?
10 min read
Jul
31
Camp Local 4: Imago Dei

Camp Local 4: Imago Dei

And the thing is, when we recognize that each and every person is made in the image of God, that means that each and every person carries a piece of the divine with them and reflects it back to us — if only we’d have eyes to see it.
10 min read
Jul
24
Camp Local 3: Where Are You From?

Camp Local 3: Where Are You From?

“Not to hear the natural world is not to hear the divine.” — Thomas Berry
10 min read
Jul
17
Camp Local 2: Fully Alive

Camp Local 2: Fully Alive

"The glory of God is a human being fully alive." — Irenaeus of Lyon
10 min read
Jul
10
Camp Local 1: Shine Like Stars

Camp Local 1: Shine Like Stars

To take account of the stars is to remember who God is and what God’s relationship to Abram and the rest of the cosmos is — that of the creator who holds up the night sky and causes these stars to shine. Whose love is as expansive as the night sky.
10 min read
Jun
12
Plot Twist 1: God is Still at Work

Plot Twist 1: God is Still at Work

That’s what the best plot twists do. They shake us up a bit. We question everything we thought we knew. Reevaluate all of the things and ultimately find a new way of seeing.
10 min read