Social media has become social comparison, and we do it ALL the time. You take a family vacation to see family. Your Instagram friend takes a Disney cruise and goes snorkeling. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. You break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend, because it isn't healthy. Your Instagram friend gets engaged and announces a destination wedding. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. You move into an apartment/house and think, "this could work." Your Instagram friend does a major home renovation. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the comparison game we play and what it means to be "valued" and "valuable."

Social media has become social comparison, and we do it ALL the time. You take a family vacation to see family. Your Instagram friend takes a Disney cruise and goes snorkeling. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. You break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend, because it isn't healthy. Your Instagram friend gets engaged and announces a destination wedding. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. You move into an apartment/house and think, "this could work." Your Instagram friend does a major home renovation. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the comparison game we play and what it means to be "valued" and "valuable."

85% of Americans own and use a smartphone, and the "smart" part of smartphone means that it's really a hand-held computer that can also make phone calls. And we use these smartphones. A LOT. While driving, while using the bathroom, and before going to bed (and some of us sleep with our phones). But what if these devices are actually ramping UP our fears? In this message, Max Vanderpool walks through two passages from Matthew and why faith and fear tend to move in opposite directions. WARNING: Listening to this message may cause you to change the settings on your smartphone.

85% of Americans own and use a smartphone, and the "smart" part of smartphone means that it's really a hand-held computer that can also make phone calls. And we use these smartphones. A LOT. While driving, while using the bathroom, and before going to bed (and some of us sleep with our phones). But what if these devices are actually ramping UP our fears? In this message, Max Vanderpool walks through two passages from Matthew and why faith and fear tend to move in opposite directions. WARNING: Listening to this message may cause you to change the settings on your smartphone.

There's a LOT going on in Genesis 18 when Abraham and Sarah are told that God will FINALLY deliver on what he promised - and that Sarah will deliver a baby some time the following year.

There's a LOT going on in Genesis 18 when Abraham and Sarah are told that God will FINALLY deliver on what he promised - and that Sarah will deliver a baby some time the following year.

Often, in the face of loss and change, people want to go back. They want to go back to the way things were when mom and dad were together, when things were simpler, before the internet, when things seemed safe. But the problem is NONE of us can (really) go back. Because those worlds (and sets of circumstances) no longer exist. We can only go FORWARD.

Often, in the face of loss and change, people want to go back. They want to go back to the way things were when mom and dad were together, when things were simpler, before the internet, when things seemed safe. But the problem is NONE of us can (really) go back. Because those worlds (and sets of circumstances) no longer exist. We can only go FORWARD.

We often think of peace as simply the absence of conflict, so that when Jesus tells us he gives us peace, we tend to think of a conflict-free life or conflict-free set of relationships. But the word Jesus (actually) used meant (and means) something different, something MORE. In this message, Charlotte Lacy, unpacks what SHALOM means and why what Jesus offers is better.

We often think of peace as simply the absence of conflict, so that when Jesus tells us he gives us peace, we tend to think of a conflict-free life or conflict-free set of relationships. But the word Jesus (actually) used meant (and means) something different, something MORE. In this message, Charlotte Lacy, unpacks what SHALOM means and why what Jesus offers is better.