We found Rich Villodas and his church, New Life Fellowship, online the Sunday after the Capitol insurrection.\xa0 We were confused and wrestling with the church\u2019s response or lack thereof, to this evil act.\xa0 Rich\u2019s sermon that Sunday assured us that there is no way to separate justice and mercy from the gospel, and that becoming a Christian means we have to deal with our stuff, not just pass it off to the Lord and peace out.
Rich\u2019s new book, \u201cThe Deeply Formed Life\u201d gives us five transformative values to help us live rooted in these crazy times. \xa0\u201cGod is not interested in transforming some parts of us and leaving the rest untouched.\xa0 He is not interested in separating our lives into sacred and not sacred categories, or reducing our faith to a personal decision that merely punches a ticket to heaven.\u201d \xa0We\u2019re not sure if we\u2019ve ever read a book that married internal growth and the gospel so well.\xa0 If this resonates with you, and you\u2019ve been looking for permission to rethink what living a gospel life actually looks like, this podcast episode will both encourage you and rock your world. Get your pens out!
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