What happens when people come in to the community of Christians, especially if they are new to our church or to any church? What can we learn from the early church?

Every story is made up of a beginning, a middle, and an end. In the middle, we see that the end of the story might be good, or it might be trouble. And we wonder in the middle, which way will it go? And is there something I can do to bring about the end I long for?

In this episode, we look at life through the story of the Gospel, the Good News.

In theory, God is beyond all things and all limitations. But in practice, I often act as though God is very limited. Reflecting on an event in ancient Israel, I'm challenged to recognize the greatness of God is the real challenges of life.

What should we do when the need is greater than our resources? We'll look briefly at what Jesus did and modeled for us, so we'll know that our God is great still!

Teaching with metaphors is powerful. Sometimes too powerful. We can be misled by a metaphor.

Jesus taught that a birth from heaven is required to be a part of the kingdom of God. Yet that metaphor of birth might lead us to think that we are given a life that we must then live on our own.

So Jesus also taught that our lives are like a branch in the vine. We explore this teaching from John 15.

Where does spiritual life come from? What is the most essential quality of being a Christian? In this episode we look at Jesus' words in John 5:25-26.

God is always working, Jesus said. So what does God do with His time?

What makes our church meals special, and how to help out

Rachel shares about Life Groups at Crossway, and how valuable they are.

How God has been working in our MSU Fellowship, a gathering of college students and young adults at Crossway.