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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Drum roll, please!

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Advent induces a feeling of waiting – dissatisfaction with what is, hope and longing for what could be, faith in God’s own faithfulness to us. Christmas asserts that the help we need, the fulfillment of God’s intentions, is consolidated in one actual human being, Jesus of (eventually) Nazareth. What is the nature and character of the one for whom we wait? Which of his qualities make him especially suited for our rescue?

Son of Man, Son of Women. Jesus descends from a long line of women whose experiences fall outside the bounds of “family values.” Tamar’s, Ruth’s, Rahab’s, and Bathsheba’s stories are the opposite of the “purity” narrative of Mary’s perpetual virginity, or Anne’s immaculate conception; and maybe the gift here is that you’re not so dirty after all? Matthew 1:1-25; Isaiah 35:1-10.

Jesus With a Blowtorch? John the Baptist says Jesus will “gather the wheat, burn the chaff” – perhaps subconsciously making the point that wheat and chaff co-exist on the same plant, are part of the same organism; and as such the metaphor refers to the whole person, part wheat, part chaff – that’s me! What John doesn’t know (?) is that Jesus will accomplish this purification of persons with deeply human/e kindness, rather than scorching criticism and condemnation. Matthew 3:1-12; Isaiah 11:1-10.

Son of Humanity, Son of Poverty. The messiah whose return we await is one who identifies completely with the poor. His own experience of poverty is not accidental; it’s God’s intention to show solidarity with the marginalized. Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 21:1-6a.

Contemplate Your Mortality. Jesus Did. Those who are born must die; this is the human experience. And those who must die, must suffer – “Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” This gift of solidarity Jesus gives us is total, the complete experience of life as a human creature. Hebrews 2:10-18; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19.

God’s logos/logic, walking around. God-in-the-flesh. Gasp! John 1:1-18; Psalm 97.

Home By Another Way. Gentiles welcome (and protect) the toddler Jesus; the eternal Christ welcomes (and saves) Gentiles. Human destinies intertwined; we are included! Thanks be to God! Matthew 2:1-23; Ephesians 3:1-12.