Our culture has a lot of reasons to be overcome with exhaustion. Even a casual analysis of those reasons fuels MORE exhaustion! Jesus-followers are set apart to be different. Over and over, and against our culture of progress, production, and burnout...

Our core conviction is what Jesus taught us. But sometimes we miss him, especially when it comes to things we are tempted to give our heart to. Some are good! Approval, independence, achievement, family. And then there are the things that tend to skew...

Our culture is great at overcomplicating life: what’s the right thing or the wrong thing to do, what are the varying opinions, when to stop, and when to go. It’s ALL so confusing! And yet, we are called to be “Set Apart.” Set apart in this culture...

As we are set apart as a community, we can bring peace or anxiety. Did you know that both of these are contagious? We are intended to be a community of peace, an oasis of calm in a wilderness of anger and division. Jesus showed us how the Holy Spirit...

Relationships are nothing short of complicated. In today’s culture, where the attention is on “me, myself, and I,” it’s not surprising that a “we, us, and others” mentality is easily hijacked by life. Life puts an immense strain on our marriages...

What should unity or oneness look like?

To be one doesn’t mean we have to see everything the same way.

It doesn’t mean we have to agree on all things.

It doesn’t mean we are clones of each other, or we all have to vote the same way or have...

Power is important. Oftentimes, power is the driver of our actions and our motives. Sometimes, power is what draws us to someone or something. After His defeat of death, power was something Jesus knew His disciples would need and something they would...

Over the last few weeks, we experienced the final days of Christ as He endured betrayal, denial, arrest, and crucifixion. The words and actions of Jesus were counter-cultural; What He said and did the week before His death was the foundation for...

Today we celebrate Good Friday. But a close look at the events of that day in history reveals a lot of terrible things: Jesus’ betrayal by his closest friends, a politically-driven mock trial of a completely innocent man, the torture and execution of...

The cross can trigger emotions and responses, but it can also be a symbol of mystery and curiosity. As we enter the final week before we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, it is important for us to pause on questions regarding the cross and to...