by kateberkey | Dec 3, 2021 | Stumbling to Jesus
I’ve been listening to The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast in almost every spare moment recently. If you’ve never heard of this podcast, it’s a beautifully crafted podcast from the Christianity Today team about the story of Mars Hill Church, Pastor Mark Driscoll,...
by kateberkey | Nov 21, 2019 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, Stumbling to Jesus
Recently, I’ve had a lot of conversations with friends about the Church—that imperfect group of people who are the Body of Christ. More and more, I find that people are angry with the Church or feel hurt or betrayed or misunderstood by them. Honestly, I get it. I’ve...
by kateberkey | Oct 25, 2019 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, Seek Justice. Love Mercy.
Every couple of Thursdays, our house fills with mommas and babies, aunties and sisters. We crowd around our table, sitting on the couch or folding chairs or the floor. Kids build towers with legos and throw a few at unsuspecting victims. The rest of us talk and laugh....
by kateberkey | Apr 6, 2019 | Seek Justice. Love Mercy., Stumbling to Jesus
Recently, Kristy and I were talking about this insane life we get to live in Mae Sot. It’s chaotic and beautiful and unpredictable and wonderful. It’s stupid hard and surrounded by the unfamiliar, and it’s also our normal. Every day we have the...
by kateberkey | Jul 1, 2017 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, Stumbling to Jesus
“This is my body, which is given for you. This is my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” For thousands of years, the Church, the Body of Christ has come to the table with Jesus. They have broken bread and drank wine, all...
