Compass Church Bloomington-Normal

There are some things that don’t translate across cultures. What might make a person cool and interesting in one culture could make her an outsider in another. Often we are unaware of how the dictates and demands of our cultures can separate us. Jesus shows us how to bridge the cultural divide and come together with […]

Our perception of others affects how we relate to them, and how we categorize them – are they cool, are they safe, are they intimidating, are they a person to be avoided? Are they a person who I can bring into my life or someone I should keep at a distance? Jesus had an interaction […]

As kids we learn that it’s wrong to let anyone be left out of the group. To be an outsider. But are there people who maybe should be outsiders? What do you do with a person who’s part of the church but has radically different beliefs about key doctrines? What about the person who always […]

We all respond to music…especially Christmas music. It surrounds us during the holiday season in stores, on the radio, and on our Christmas music playlists. It connects with some of our best memories and strongest emotions. Join us to discover how Christmas music can help us respond to God in life changing ways.

The Christmas story is so familiar that for many of us it has almost become like a fairy tale. Two parents had a baby who would save the world, and everyone had a happy ending. But the story of Jesus’ birth happened in the lives of real people and had real consequences. You might be […]

Knowing the right thing to do is often pretty simple. Discovering how to eat well, exercise right, and manage your finances is just a Google search away. But having access to the right information doesn’t always translate into action. There is still a gulf between what we know we should do and actually doing it. […]

If we’ve learned anything from social media it’s that human beings are incredibly easy to deceive. Many people are willing to believe wild conspiracy theories that are questionable at best and demonstrably false at worst. Even if the deception is as small as Bigfoot, our willingness to keep believing things in spite of all evidence […]

Have you ever known someone who was a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Someone who wasn’t what they presented themselves to be? This is a saying that originated with Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount when he cautioned his followers to beware of people like that. But, is it possible to be a wolf and […]

“Walk the straight and narrow,” is a familiar phrase. It usually means living a good life or doing the right things. But what does that mean? If we each had to describe straight and narrow we would probably all describe it differently. Does walking the narrow road mean not drinking alcohol, not cussing, and only […]

Do to others what you would have them do to you. It’s a saying known as The Golden Rule. Even though it is credited to Jesus, it is found in all sorts of ancient religious traditions, many of which predated him. The Golden Rule exists in some form in nearly every religious, moral and philosophical […]