In this series finale informed by Mark Feldmeir's book, Life After God, we take a look at stages of faith development and what motivates us to embrace faith in the first place. We also consider what happens after we die and what hope we have related to our faith.

What do we do with mystical experiences? How do they fit with our tradition, with reason?

Despite what you have ben told, while God does love you, God does not have a plan for your life. God does love you, but has more of a vision or a dream of what life can be. Not one way, but a broad range of ways that are guided by the shalom of God. And, great news! God supports you and I toward this vision even if we veer off course.

This teaching, informed by Mark Feldmeir's book, Life After God, has us take a look at how we view God's power, which affects how we engage God. Is God an all-powerful being who commands or more relationally-oriented, inviting all creation forward?

Enjoy the first week of the Life After God series, where we wonder what the role of doubt plays in the experience of faith. This series is informed by Mark Feldmeir's book by the same name.

Enjoy this scholarly presentation by Eric Seibert as he helps us figure out how to understand and "handle" some of the ugliest parts of the Bible - where God appears to be the origin of apparent evil.

Enjoy this powerful teaching by CrossWalker Rev. Dr. Angela Barker-Jackson.

In the conclusion of this series, we look at what living the faith looks like in one frame. We are invited to follow Jesus, whereby saying yes means we will actually try to follow Jesus in order to experience the life and faith he enjoyed. This involves stretching our minds (lifelong learning), kneeling in service to others, standing for grace and justice, communing with God via personal and corporate spiritual disciplines, and connecting with each other in genuine, compassionate community. This teaching offers a lot of practical tips on how to pull this off. Check out the related blog for hyperlinked resources: https://www.crosswalknapa.org/blog/2024/9/1/faith-in-process-putting-it-all-together.