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"They will call him Immanuel, God with us", says the angel. Then Matthew wakes up, surrounded by questions and decisions. 
As we tell the story of Christmas one more time again, Maicon Steuernagel explores what St. Matthew tells us about Joseph's story. With very little words, he also will tell the story of Immanuel.
Welcome to embodied answers. Welcome to OiC!

Telling the story one more time, and always one more time.
On the day of OiC's Advent Celebration, Maicon Steuernagel launches our new series that will explore how the different Gospel writers tell the story of Christmas again and again, yet always new. He starts with St. John, who in his unnusual approach to Christmas tells more than one story again, and invites us into the newness of the Gospel.
Welcome to the story. Welcome to Advent at OiC!

There are the stories. There are the tellings of the stories. And there are the stories that the telling makes possible.
On our final episode on the Odinary Faith, the last act of the book of Ruth moves us into the power of how stories are told and what they make possible.
Welcome to the story. We welcome your story. Welcome to OiC!

Who are you? 
We will likely answer that question differently, depending on the context: a family gathering, the workplace, a comunity of faith. It often hides another question: why are you here? 
In the story of Ruth, those questions get intertwined with another question: who is God?
Welcome to the questions made in fear and longing. Welcome to OiC!

Who does that young woman belong to?
The question, perhaps awkward for us, is crucial for the very survival of Ruth. As we continue our journey into the second chapter of her story, the question invites also us into a whirlwind of questions of belonging: of stories, bodies, grain and kin.
Welcome to the unwelcome. Welcome to kindness. Welcome to OiC!

Can a happy ending make us forget the story?
As we continue our season reflecting on Ordinary Faith, we open a new book and tune in to a new story, the story of Ruth. She is such an unlikely protagonist that even in a book named after her, she runs the risk of being sidelined. What is it about Ruth, then, that we should not forget?
Welcome to the outsiders. Welcome to old enemies and negotiating identities. Welcome to OiC!

Ordinary faith for an ordinary life. Yet there is nothing unordinary about a life of struggle and difficulties. Can our faith live on and even thrive in such conditions?
As we come to the end of our time with the Letter of James, Lemma Desta reflects on hard times, perseverance, and the need for a faith that is familiar with the tough realities of life. 
Welcome to the patience of faith. Welcome to OiC!

Bike thiefs, business entrepreneurs and politicians face a common dilemma. What about us?
Still in the company of James, Maicon Steuernagel reflects on greed, arrogance and our struggle with loving ourselves and those around us.
Welcome to the company of the unlikely blessed. Welcome to OiC!