We all have enemies of some kind. It could be people who believe and live differently than we do. It could be people who do hurtful things to us. It could be people who vote the other way. It could simply be people who are not like us. While it may be strange to use […]

We have an eye for an eye sense of justice. It says, “If you do something to me, I do the same thing back to you.” Whether we call it revenge, retribution, punishment, or tit-for-tat, we all share the feeling that if we are wronged it has to be made right by the equal suffering […]

People lie all the time – to pad their resume, pay less taxes, sell a car, and to gain political power. We expect it…so we accept it. It’s a system built on the assumption of dishonesty. Should followers of Jesus be different? What should the truth look like in our world?

Divorce is something that many people have gone through and has touched nearly all of us. But it rarely happens without relational damage. Jesus had a lot to say about divorce, and how it is impacted by his kingdom ethic of radical love.

Religion tends to manage sexual issues with lots of rules. Don’t be in a room alone together. Don’t wear a two-piece swimsuit. Don’t look at him or her. But is this what Jesus intended? Was his plan was to make sure girls don’t wear yoga pants in public? Did he just want to make sure […]

We have all been angry. When someone cut us off on the highway. When the dishes are left in the sink. When we are late for a meeting. Most people would agree that anger isn’t a good thing, but why? Jesus gives us an extreme window into anger, and shows us why he has a […]

Rules. They may be different for everyone, but we all follow them. They define morality and give us sign posts for how to live. But what if following the rules doesn’t work? What if it never worked?

Any time the world needs direction we tend to look to famous, rich, and successful people. It’s simpler to trust these people to do things we feel like we could never do. That way of thinking might work for anyone else, but for Christians it’s complicated by something Jesus said. Something that redefines what we […]

Jesus said his followers are the salt of the earth. But salt has a lot of different qualities. What did he mean by that? Discover how our understanding of our influence can radically change the world when we live out his purposes.

Followers of Jesus have always felt a tension between being like the world and being protected from it. It’s never been easier for Christians to separate themselves from the world with Christian music, movies, schools, and stores. But does Jesus want something other than isolation for his followers?