by Geoff Hsu | Jan 26, 2018 | Big Story, Creativity, Discipleship, Stories |
What is it about powerful stories, whether in print or on screen, that resonates so deeply in our hearts? Why do we root for the hero? Why is there always some inner transformation that is required of the protagonist? Is it possible that these stories are powerful...
by Geoff Hsu | Sep 19, 2017 | Big Story, Church, City, Gospel, Mission, Shalom, Stories, Theology |
Not long ago I sat down with Amy Sherman to talk through what we like to call “The Big Story”. This is the larger narrative of what God has done, is doing, and will do in the world. In the Church, we often view theology and the Gospel story as having only...
by Geoff Hsu | Jul 17, 2017 | Collective, Discipleship, Event |
We are meant to flourish—not just to survive, but to thrive; not just to exist, but to explore and expand. This statement comes from Andy Crouch’s new book, Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk, and True Flourishing. The question is, how do we attain “true...
by Geoff Hsu | Jun 30, 2017 | Discipleship, Formation, Prayer |
In my preparation for teaching the Made to Flourish webinar series, I have been reading… actually, something more like studying the book, Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. It is one of those resources that has been able to makes sense of the sometimes...
by Geoff Hsu | May 28, 2017 | Discipleship, Formation |
Well, it turns out that I want lots of things… and yet perhaps I only really want one thing… or person. We all have some scale of what is desirous and that which is less so. Sometimes what we desire is what we ought to desire. Sometimes we desire what we shouldn’t....
