April Karli, Shane Blackshear, and John Chandler close out our eight week discussion series, “Catechesis: What the Church Has Always Believed”, by responding to questions submitted by our community. Questions Responded to: What are the essential beliefs a church should hold to be considered Christian? In what sense is the bible “inspired” by God? We often hear about how the … Read More →

April Karli continues our eight week discussion series, “Catechesis: What the Church Has Always Believed”, by asking the question: “Who is the Holy Spirit?” Quotes and Resources: “When believers live in the power of the Spirit, the evidence in their lives is supernatural. The church cannot but be different, and the world cannot help but notice.” — Francis Chan Download … Read More →

John Chandler continues our eight week discussion series, “Catechesis: What the Church Has Always Believed”, by asking the question: “What happened at the cross?” Quotes and Resources: “Ultimately, we cannot understand the full meaning of the cross of Christ. We can only stand in silence before it, acknowledge its wonder, and submit to its power. Nevertheless, we desire to understand … Read More →

Throughout the Catechesis series, we’re providing an extra “cutting room floor” podcast, where we share some key ideas that we didn’t have time for in the week’s sermon. This week, we asked the question “who is Jesus?” and discovered three core ideas the Church has always believed about Jesus. One is that Jesus is SMART! As Dallas Willard says in Divine … Read More →

To understand Jesus is to understand this mystery of God dwelling on the earth in human form, somehow both divine and human at the same time. But to understand Jesus is to also understand how Jesus is active and present within the Trinity both before his human birth and after his resurrection.

John Chandler continues our eight week discussion series, “Catechesis: What the Church Has Always Believed”, by asking the question: “What does it mean to be created in the image of God?” Quotes and Resources: “You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” — Anne … Read More →

John Chandler continues our Catechesis discussion on “What is the role of God in creation?” with thoughts and extras that didn’t make it into the sermon.

John Chandler continues our eight week discussion series, “Catechesis: What the Church Has Always Believed”, by asking the question: “What is God’s relationship with creation?” Quotes and Resources: “This principle proceeds from the assumption that the grace of God can be seen in the raising of Christ, and concludes that Christ’s resurrection is the beginning of the new creation of … Read More →

Shane Blackshear continues our Catechesis discussion on what is the Bible with thoughts and extras that didn’t make it into the sermon. Quotes and Resources Mentioned: The Trinity (Guides to Theology), by Roger Olson and Christopher Hall Scot McKnight blog posts on the Trinity controversy St Patrick’s Bad Analogies (YouTube)

Shane Blackshear continues our eight week discussion series, “Catechesis: What the Church Has Always Believed”, by asking the question: “What is the Trinity?” Download the Reflection & Discussion Guide Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes Discuss more in a Community Group