We live in a time when we often encounter bad behaviour in public – people acting in rude, loud, and offensive ways. Which of us hasn’t seen a customer get angry and belittle a server – What a jerk! Or, the person who cuts off other drivers, and then has the audacity to make an obscene gesture when he’s honked at – What a jerk! What about the woman at your office who is constantly gossiping about you (and others) and is seeking to get your job at all costs – What a jerk!

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We live in a time when we often encounter bad behavior in public – people acting in rude, loud, and offensive ways. Which of us hasn’t seen a customer get angry and belittle a server – What a jerk! Or, the person who cuts off other drivers, and then has the audacity to make an obscene gesture when he’s honked at – What a jerk! What about the woman at your office who is constantly gossiping about you (and others) and is seeking to get your job at all costs – What a jerk!

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Jerks. Bullies. Creeps. Idiots (or worse). Call them what you will. Then consider whether the name fits someone you know. (Gasp!) ... Could this even be YOU?

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Jesus’ death looked like it was the end of The Journey.

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The question “Who am I?” is one of the most important that any individual ever needs to answer for themself. Much of the political landscape, especially in the West, is being shaped by “Identity Politics” as groups seek to answer that question together.

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Easter is coming and Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem. He has an appointment with death…and with resurrection. This week in our series, “The Journey”, we’ll see one of the most significant moments in the life of Jesus. It’s a question he asked his 12 disciples. It was their final exam. The answer they gave was pivotal to all that was about to happen.

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Death is always confronting. It so often comes when we least expect it, which is why it was so hard to hear that my friends, Pat and Martha, lost their 27 year old son last week.

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How do you measure love? What makes one love greater than another?

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While driving across the UAE, I saw green plants through the mountains. Some seemed to appear out of nowhere right in the barren landscape. Winter in the UAE is an amazing season where desert plants find water and grow.

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One of the great joys of spending time in our home countries is that we get to tell our family and friends about all that God is doing in Dubai in our lives and the lives of others at Fellowship.

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