http://somatacoma.org/blog/ Many Soma leaders on the gospel, community and mission in the everyday… Thu, 09 May 2013 21:40:43 GMT en-us Copyright 2013 Soma Tacoma http://somatacoma.org/blog/grief-and-the-gospel-part-2/ http://somatacoma.org/blog/grief-and-the-gospel-part-2/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:44:30 GMT How do I grieve? Evidently, it matters how we grieve. Paul mentions a godly grief and worldly grief (2 Corinthians 7:10). Believers are not to grieve “as those who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Grief and the ... http://somatacoma.org/blog/men-leadership-responsibility/ http://somatacoma.org/blog/men-leadership-responsibility/ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:53:51 GMT My dad left our family when I was one. Like many men, his identity was wrapped up in his work, and I think his voluntary slavery to alcohol medicated his fear of failure.  He lived in a van down by the river. Over the years I tried to visit ... http://somatacoma.org/blog/the-gospel-irregular-rhythms-of-life/ http://somatacoma.org/blog/the-gospel-irregular-rhythms-of-life/ Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:18:47 GMT We often talk about how our gospel identities as family, missionary and servant are lived out in the everyday rhythms of life. But for many of us life is full of irregular rhythms. We may have complicated work schedules, kids activities, or any ... http://somatacoma.org/blog/the-romans-1-game-kids-creation-worship/ http://somatacoma.org/blog/the-romans-1-game-kids-creation-worship/ Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:55:28 GMT For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things ... http://somatacoma.org/blog/a-story-of-missional-living-in-the-suburbs/ http://somatacoma.org/blog/a-story-of-missional-living-in-the-suburbs/ Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:02:09 GMT When my husband and I moved our family from Richmond, Virginia to Tacoma, Washington, we had every intention of landing in a downtown area. We love the grit of urban living, not to mention the local shops and the walkability. The whole reason ... http://somatacoma.org/blog/grief-and-the-gospel/ http://somatacoma.org/blog/grief-and-the-gospel/ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:46:51 GMT Our theology does more than an adequate job of explaining the reality of the broken world in which we find ourselves. We know that God didn’t design the world to work this way, that sin has devastated the landscape of every relationship in ... http://somatacoma.org/blog/gospel-hospitality/ http://somatacoma.org/blog/gospel-hospitality/ Wed, 30 May 2012 19:46:10 GMT Hospitality is a forgotten art. It also has a lost biblical history. We can recover the art of hospitality by understanding what it is and discerning how the gospel changes our notions of hospitality. In general, hospitality is about treating ... http://somatacoma.org/blog/what-is-missional-and-a-missional-community/ http://somatacoma.org/blog/what-is-missional-and-a-missional-community/ Thu, 10 May 2012 19:45:40 GMT A video interview New Frontiers did at the Soma Tacoma office. http://somatacoma.org/blog/be-a-man-like-jesus-work-with-kids/ http://somatacoma.org/blog/be-a-man-like-jesus-work-with-kids/ Thu, 03 May 2012 19:44:00 GMT One of the leaders in our Soma church in San Diego, Red Door, wrote a great post on their blog that I wanted to pass along. If Jesus is the standard for what it means to be a man and he indwells us, Jesus’ love for kids should affect how ...