Our life stories reveal a theme. Woven into that theme is our life mission. Jesus in his first sermon reveals his life mission about the kingdom. We will consider the calling God has for each of us.

We pray prayers of desperation: help Lord! We sometimes wonder whether that “works.” We look back on our stories and we see God’s rescue and we’re grateful for his presence and answers. Then we find ourselves silent in awe staring in the face of Almighty.

Where do you get your identity from? All sorts of lies can build up in our minds over the years. Jesus promises that the truth will set us free and He is that truth. We can be renewed in our minds and lives as we live in that freedom. The message this...

Surrender. It’s not a term we naturally gravitate towards. We equate it with weakness and losing. But the paradox of surrender is that in giving we gain. When we admit we are powerless over (fill in the blank) we achieve victory.

Are there coincidences in your life? Do you ever look back on your life story and wonder what would have happened if...? And then how does God fit into your choices? Today we look at the story of Joseph and how God took all the turns in Joseph's...

Our lives are filled with noise, speed and interruptions. The Psalmist comes along and invites us to cease striving and to know God. To be set free from our false selves, we will need to listen to the One who created and redeemed us and declares our...

What is your image of God like? The overall message of the Bible is of a God who pursues us. The prophet Zephaniah presents a picture of God who is fierce in His love for us and delights in us.

Shalom. It’s the times and seasons in our life when we look back and recall scenes of peace and serenity. But in our broken world that shalom has been shattered. But there is a restoring and redeeming work God is doing in each of our stories.

God invites us to engage with Him as we would with a friend (see Exodus 33:11). We look to God for his presence in our lives and He assures us He will go with us. As we journey with God in our stories we reflect His glory. Tomorrow we begin our Journals.

God has us on a journey as our stories intersect with His grand Story. God finds Hagar, like He finds us, in a state of brokenness as He asks her (and us) two soul questions.