How diverse are your communities and relationships? Ray Carter looks at James 3:18-4:12 to consider the role that diverse community plays in forming us as individuals and as a people.

Drawing from examples from Jesus' disciples in Matthew 9 and 19, Ray Carter looks at what it means to reorder our lives to follow Christ. God always goes before us, and has far more in mind for us than we are able to imagine or think. Always.

As we enter the Season of Advent, Patrick Fisher reminds us of some of the deeper truths and reasons for joy that can easily be forgotten in this Holiday Season.

Joel Hamernick explores the Biblical concept of Gratitude – how it frees us from resentment and enables us to receive the gifts of others. Pushing back on the tide of our culture, Joel challenges us to cultivate Gratitude in our homes and communities.

Ray Carter continues our series from the Book of James, looking at James 3:1-12 and the "Power of Our Words". We consider what our words tell us about the condition of our heart and what we can do to experience the healing of both.

Continuing our series in James, Ray Carter looks at James 2 to consider what it means to build and be "A Community of Justice and Mercy".

Father Gregory Boyle is founder of Homeboy Industries, and has spent 30+ years ministering to gangs in L.A. With help from John and Hugo – former gang members in Homeboy's training program – Father Boyle shares about the power of radical kinship.

What is wisdom, and how do we acquire it? Continuing our series in James, Joel Hamernick looks at James 3:13-18, and weaves together insights from scripture and other writers along with lessons from his own life.

Dr. Tim Keller shares insights about ministering in the city. Dr. Keller is founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and a NY Times bestselling author. In 2001, he started Redeemer City to City which has helped start 495 churches in 70 cities.

In part 3 of our series in James, Ray Carter looks at James 1:22 – 2:4, and how James says we go beyond hearing the Word to actually obeying it. How it is about more than "will power" but rather, remembering what we must always remember.