ABOVE THE HAZE
At Boston University
WELCOME
Next ATH Gathering
of the spring semester
Friday, April 3, 2026
CDS 265, 7PM
Come worship God
He will be waiting for you.
Above the Haze
A Chi Alpha Campus Ministry
Above the Haze is a Chi Alpha campus ministry at Boston University that seeks to help students encounter Jesus, develop an abiding relationship with him for life, and partner with him to bring flourishing to each other, the university, and society.
We are a Christ-centered community, focused on being with Jesus and becoming like him through six core practices of prayer, worship, building healthy relationships, intellectual engagement, virtue formation and justice.
TELLING THE WHOLE STORY
We believe that Jesus died for our sins, but not so that we can spend eternity in heaven. Getting saved is not about avoiding hell. Our destiny is not disembodied floating on the clouds. The gospel or the good news speaks to our bodies and transforms our communities now. The gospel defines our human identity and sets the trajectory for the future of this planet.
The Bible declares to us our intrinsic value. Out of all he created, God selected humans as his special representatives. He endowed us with the glory that befits our status as members of God's royal family. He gave us each other so that we can carry out meaningful work together. His intention was for us to live in intimate fellowship with God and with each other, maintaining order as we steward the resources of creation so that all may flourish.
The first humans rejected this status, preferring to rule on their own terms rather than Gods. As a result, they experienced alienation from God, from each other, and from the rest of creation. They lost the glory of their exalted status, and they lost meaningful community with God and one another.
In order for God's purposes for creation to be realized, God became human himself in the person of Jesus, born of a woman. Jesus embodied our human vocation in a glorious way by maintaining fellowship with God and by drawing others to himself. He offered his own body in self-giving love for the sake of others.
Jesus' act of selfless love reversed the curse of sin. As Jesus resurrected body burst from the tomb, the new creation burst into our world and began the process of renewing all things. Jesus’ ascension and enthronement are the reality to which we are to orient our lives, pledging our allegiance to Jesus as the true king and following his example of self-giving love. We serve as his ambassadors as we await our resurrection in the renewed earth, after which we will reign forever with him.
The Bible invites us into a dramatically different quality of life, a beloved community in which we can know God and one another as we are truly known. In short, the Bible offers more than fire insurance. This is the greatest story ever told, and all our stories are part of it. It is the doorway to Narnia, where we discover that we are and have always been kings and queens, not only in that world, but also in this one.
from Being God's Image, Dr. Carmin Imes, page 185-186