# From the Porch Dispatches from a life lived trying to know Jesus, think like Jesus, and love like Jesus. Page: Feed: --- ## [Grasping Beloved Community, Pt. 3](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/grasping-beloved-community-pt-3) _2026-08-17 · David Barker_ We're All Created in the Image of God ## [Grasping Beloved Community, Pt. 2](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/grasping-beloved-community-pt-2) _2026-08-10 · David Barker_ Beloved Community, the American Dream, and the Kingdom of God ## [Grasping Beloved Community, Pt. 1](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/understanding-beloved-community-pt) _2026-08-03 · David Barker_ Scriptural foundations of Beloved Community ## [The Night of the Great Unzipping](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/the-night-of-the-great-unzipping) _2026-07-27 · David Barker_ Faith, Vulnerability, and the Promise of Healing ## [Working for Thou](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/working-for-thou) _2026-07-20 · David Barker_ Walking the Walk for Beloved Community ## [If Only We Had A Bill of Obligations...](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/if-only-we-had-a-bill-of-obligations) _2026-07-13 · David Barker_ Simone Weil and the Limits of a Rights-Based Faith ## [Not A Right--An Obligation](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/not-a-right-an-obligation) _2026-07-06 · David Barker_ Jesus Never Spoke of Rights. He Spoke of Obligations. ## [Staying Found](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/staying-found) _2026-06-22 · David Barker_ Choosing Love over Empire ## [Just Do It](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/just-do-it) _2026-06-15 · David Barker_ Smart phone, tablet, exercise, and if there’s time, Jesus ## [Get started with Turso (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/46YJSv8u2DuY) _2026-06-15 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Turso account to access the app. ## [Created to Be Like God](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/created-to-be-like-god) _2026-06-08 · David Barker_ Whatever Your Goal in Life, It's Too Low