• Why were people drawn to John the Baptist?
• What are some negative associations with the word "repent?"
• What repentance isn't
• What repentance is
• What are 6 elements of a great apology?
• Is repentance easy or hard?

This is based on Mark 1:1-8

We're designed to run on the fuel of:

• The good
• The beautiful
• The true

2 Peter 3 seems as relevant as ever.

It isn't enough just to avoid the wrong things (empty and sweep the house). In order to live the abundant life we are designed to crave, we have to "fill the house."

The question I keep considering is, "How do we do that?"

People don't do what's most logical, we do what we believe will make us feel good. Science, psychology, and marketing all verify this, and it makes us often confused by our own choices and the choices of others.

How do we leverage this insight for our thriving?

How does this impact our approach to God and inviting others to the life of faith?

This talk is based on Galatians 3:14.

"He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit."

"The tongue is connected to the heart!" (Theresa said that during the chat.)

James 3 provided the context of this Whiteboard session.

What matters most? This chat is about the bullseye of the target and what we tend to get sidetracked by instead.

(Based on the parable of the good samaritan in Luke 10).

John 15:4-5 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

An easter message from Romans 5.

"For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!" (Rom 5:10)