When Jesus taught he often said big, transformative things. He shared principles and ideas that were huge and revolutionary. But sometimes, hidden in plain sight among those teachings, were smaller, more subtle descriptions of the kingdom of God. Some of those small hidden teachings can challenge some of our big preconceptions. What can some of […]

We all have negative ideas about life. We may not always see them, but they are there. They are in our relationships, how we think, and how we treat others. They affect our desires and the ways in which we see the world. Discover what drives those negative ways of thinking and how we can […]

For two thousand years of church history, Jesus has been known as the Messiah, the world’s savior. This is a big statement that has universal implications for everyone. When Jesus confirmed this claim he was taking as stand against empire and legalism and declaring the entry of the new Kingdom of God in our world. […]

There are two things we aren’t supposed to talk about – religion and politics. But religion and politics are both issues that seem to have a huge influence on the modern church. Jesus taught a Kingdom of God way of being in the world, but it can be easy to misunderstand what Jesus is doing […]

Have you ever missed a turn because you didn’t see the street sign? Or sat at a green light because you didn’t see the light change? We have signs all around, pointing us to where we are supposed to go, but we don’t always see them. And when we do see them we don’t always […]

Did Jesus really call a woman a dog? It sounds very unlike Jesus, but in Matthew 15 we find him interacting with a woman who wasn’t like him. She was an outsider…dirty. What did Jesus mean? What can we learn from this interaction? Explore the deeper meaning in this complicated passage, and discover God’s heart […]

Everyone has different opinions about what’s dirty. Some people like tattoos, while others don’t. Some are okay with flip-flops in public while others think seeing feet is gross. When we factor religion into all this, we have a mess of rights and wrongs that can be confusing. When the rules of religion are so varied […]

Throughout history, there have always been things Christians defined as dirty. It used to be sinful to play billiards or poker. It used to be wrong to wear a hat in church, or for women to wear pants. But culture changes and time passes. As it does things that were once forbidden by religion become […]

When was the last time you felt desperation? Desperation so great it felt like everything could come to an end? Maybe someone you love was so sick there was nothing more the doctors could do. Or your financial situation fell apart so much that you weren’t sure when you would be able to eat again. […]

We are all afraid of something. Spiders, snakes, heights…even dogs. Fear is an emotion everyone feels at some point in life. Whether that fear is manageable or crippling, people structure their lives so that they don’t have to be afraid. But what if the ways we manage our fear are actually keeping us from being […]