Ruth models a friendship that points us to Jesus. As we receive from his loyal, sacrificial love we receive the capacity to be the kind of friend to others that Jesus has been to us.

You need me. I need you. ...to let the word of Christ dwell richly in us, to walk together, to operate in our gifts, speaking the truth in love as we move towards the goal of the fullness of Christ.

When we are healthy, we can bring health to our relationships. With all of the many pathways and tools to contribute to our well-being in a society where it's easy to feel "drained", the perspective of the Bible is that ultimate flourishing is connected to the presence of God. Creating "slow-motion" positions us to receive from God.

Past, present, future ... God's people will encounter difficulty. This does not expose a God who is faithless, but reveals a God who is faithful and worthy of our wholehearted trust and endurance.

Luke Pt 17: The empty tomb is both confusing and amazing. Thankfully, Jesus is willing to journey with us to help us see both it's truth and significance.

What if Jesus didn't rise from the dead? What if the resurrection didn't happen?

Luke Pt 17: In a dramatic sequence of scenes from Luke's gospel, we're confronted about what we really think about when we think about Jesus.

Luke Pt 16: What Jesus does shows us who God is. In one of the most important and foundational chapters in the Bible we are invited to understand and experience a God who lovingly seeks to save people and bring them back to where they belong.

Luke Pt 15: How you live for the second coming impacts every day of your eternity.

Luke Pt 14: Jesus invites us to look at life differently opening the door to the kind of life that lives free from worry.