Galileo Church

We seek and shelter spiritual refugees, rally health for all who come, and fortify every tender soul with the strength to follow Jesus into a life of world-changing service.

5860 I-20 service road Fort Worth, TX 76119 USA

(682) 760-1274

OUR MISSIONAL PRIORITIES:

1. We do justice for LGBTQ+ humans, and support the people who love them.

2. We do kindness for people with mental illness and in emotional distress, and celebrate neurodiversity.

3. We do beauty for our God-Who-Is-Beautiful.

4. We do real relationship, no bullshit, ever.

5. We do whatever it takes to share this good news with the world God still loves.

Trying to find us IRL?
Mail here: P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060
Worship here: 5 pm CT Sundays; 5860 I-20 service road, Fort Worth 76119

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6 Things That scare me

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Lent is a season for the soul’s preparation for all the events of Holy Week. Beginning with Ash Wednesday, Christians are encouraged to consider their frail humanity, and to seek the Lord’s strength. 

We’ll read along with the Revised Common Lectionary, at least mostly, stories from John’s gospel with accompanying (responsive) readings from the Epistle to the Romans.

The framework of “6 Things That Scare Me” borrows from a tiny, brilliant podcast produced by WNYC: “10 Things That Scare Me.” We invited Galileo-ans to submit “6 Things That Scare Me” to be read in worship.

#1: Death. Death as a consequence of disobedience, death as an inherited condition from our ancestors, death as one of the possibilities (and now an inevitability) in the world God loves. The Good Place said death gives life meaning, and I guess that’s true, but I don’t want anybody I love to die. Ever. Genesis 3:1-24; Romans 3:9-18.

#2: Jesus. Jesus does whatever the fuck he wants. He can do amazing tricks at your party, or he can toss you out on your ass. Honeybadger Jesus. John 2:1-22; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17.

#3: Exposure. This idea that Jesus sees me for who I really am, sees right through all the defenses I throw up, tears down all the walls I’ve built – It’s enough to make Nicodemus slink off under the cover of darkness. John 3:1-17, Romans 4:1-5, 13-17.

Thing That Scares Us #4: Individuality trending towards isolationism. John 5:1-24, Romans 5:1-11.

#5: Blindness. Literal blindness, for sure, is terrifying. But the way John constructs this story, the blindness is entrenched in those who think they see. “The eye cannot see itself,” the philosophers said. So what am I missing? What would be revealed to me if I were healed? John 9:1-41, Romans 6:1-11.

#6: Resurrection. Okay, so Lazarus isn’t technically resurrected here; he still has to die again, so we’ll call this resuscitation. But still – the vast unspeakable power of God over the power of death, vested in Jesus in this story – that I might be part of the eternal, ongoing fabric of the universe – that I don’t know what that means, or looks like – whoa, man. John 11:1-45, Romans 8:1-2, 6-11, 18-25.