Author: Michael Tino

Our spiritual ancestors could not imagine a loving God worth worshipping who was not able to forgive even the most egregious evil perpetrated by humanity. Now, I know that many people have a problem imagining this kind of forgiveness being readily available, especially for acts of great evil and people whose lives seem to embody a readiness to commit evil deeds. And yet, that’s precisely the point—that the love of God is greater than we can imagine. Bigger than the human imagination. Almost unfathomable. -Michael Tino (CLF)

What is the biggest thing you can imagine?

“May we remember to inhale the lushness in life knowing that we are a people of beauty.” -from a chalice lighting by Kimberlee Tomzcak Carlson

Inhale the lushness of life today

“In order to solve any problem, you have to be able to imagine a world in which it is solved.” -Jeanine Braithwaite (CLF)

What is a problem whose solution you need to work on imagining?

“Imagine: you are irreplaceable.
Imagine: you are crafted to offer the world something different from everyone else.
Imagine: you are an irreplaceable part of this interconnected, interdependent web of precarious, precious life.” -From “Imagining Liberation” by Anna Blaedel

What are you crafted to offer the world?

“From this ground, let us sow mercy, justice, and compassion. Let us offer our stories to provide our staples of wisdom. And when we do, let us create and experience the Presence and Affirmation that allows us to connect with our theological imagination so that the harvest of our faith will be Abundant Grace.” -Melissa Jeter

How does your theology imagine abundant grace?