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  • Love All: Where Jesus Still Shows Up

    One of the challenging things about Jesus is that He rarely shows up where we expect Him to. We tend to look for Him in important places, places of influence. Big churches. Loud voices. Strong leaders. Cultural relevance. Political power.… Continue reading

  • Worship Fully: Turning Our Hearts Toward What Matters

    We are well enough into December now that the holiday machine is running at full speed. Amazon trucks are everywhere, parties and programs fill our evenings, and the to-do list is getting to the point of urgency. And in the… Continue reading

  • Christ the King in a World Full of Counterfeits

    Every year, right before Advent begins and we start talking about mangers and angels and silent nights, the Church pauses for one Sunday to ask a bold question: Who is your King? Not what do you say is your king.Not what does your… Continue reading

  • When Prayer Changes You: What Hannah Teaches Us About Not Giving Up

    There’s a moment in the story of Hannah that almost always gets overlooked. It happens right after she prays, long before anything in her life changes. It’s quiet, easy to miss, and honestly, many of us may not believe it’s… Continue reading

  • The Power of Staying When It’s Easier to Leave

    Some of the most powerful moments in Scripture happen quietly. Around a dinner table. On a dusty road between destinations. That’s what we find in the story of Ruth and Naomi. Both women had lost everything. Their husbands were gone.… Continue reading

  • Running from Grace: When We Want Mercy for Us but Justice for Everyone Else

    There’s something deeply uncomfortable about the story of Jonah, and it’s not just the big fish. It’s what the story reveals about us. Jonah didn’t run from God because he was scared of failure. He ran because he was afraid God… Continue reading

  • Facing Giants: Finding Courage in a Fearful World

    We love the story of David and Goliath. It’s one of the few Bible stories that even people outside the church still recognize. It’s become our go-to image for the underdog. We like that story. But I wonder if we’ve… Continue reading

  • When We Forget the Seas God Has Parted

    If you’ve ever felt stuck you know the panic that sets in when every direction looks impossible. That’s where Moses and the Israelites were in Exodus 14, the Red Sea in front of them, Pharaoh’s army behind them. It looked… Continue reading

  • God’s Good Design

    “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) That first line of Scripture is a radical claims. If you can believe that, it makes it easier to believe the rest. It says there is a God.… Continue reading

  • Work Worth Doing

    Labor Day was meant to honor work, the dignity of labor and the worth of workers. But in reality, we’ve turned it into little more than a three-day weekend, a chance to grill burgers or get in one last summer… Continue reading