God intended for life to be very good but we often face a world that seems bent on making life difficult in addition to our own personal struggles. The Sabbath wasn't meant to be a test of obedience. It was meant to be a time to rest, enjoy life, realize that the world doesn't rest on our shoulders to keep spinning and that life is meant to be enjoyed with God. In addition to stopping and resting, we were meant to delight in life, each other and God. Have you considered incorporating a Sabbath into your weekly rhythm? "Sabbath: Delight" is now available!

We are not made to work non-stop. We were made to contribute to the needs of the community for part of our week, but we were also made to rest, enjoy life and realize the life is good, God is Good and we are good. The distractions of our lives often take this basic joy from us as we continue the never ending desire to have more. What if you have enough? "The Practice of Sabbath: Rest" is now available!

The idea of the Sabbath in the Christian tradition reaches all the way back to the beginning of the story in Genesis Chapter 2. As we trace it's impact on the life of Israel, we begin to see that the need to STOP and REST is not a time to prepare for more work. Instead the Sabbath was meant to be the point of living. We don't rest so that we can work more, we work so that we can Sabbath each week and remember that life is good, we are good, and God is good. First, though we must become comfortable with stopping at least 1 day per week. "The Practice of Sabbath: Stop" is now available!

The story of Jesus walking on water is not just a story about an amazing ability not to sink, it's pointing back to the stories of the Old Testament where God is revealing himself to us. We call this a Theophany. In what ways might God be revealing himself to you when you least expect it? "The Gospel of Mark: Theophany" is now available!

The story of Jesus feeding the 5000 is a fascinating story of Jesus's power and compassion, but is that the message that Jesus was trying to send? How exactly would a 1st Century Jew understand this message/event? Not likely how you and I would. "The Gospel of Mark: Heads Roll and People Fed...something" is now available!

Mark, Chapter 6 begins to take a turn in the apprenticeship of Jesus's disciples. Bringing freedom to captives, sight to the blind, food to the hungry and life to those who have been asleep is exciting and feels good. The disciples go out to practice what they learn, but one of their Rabbis, John the Baptist suffers. "The Gospel of Mark: The Kingdom Grows During the Good and the Bad" with special guest Becker Bullard from Impact Campus Ministries is now available.

As Jesus's reputation continues to grow, many begin to believe and follow but those closest to him, those he grew up with just couldn't believe. Through that experience we find that what Jesus is really looking for is faith but not a blind faith, a faith built on evidence. "The Gospel of Mark: Faith and Suffering" is now available!

The Gospel of Mark Chapter 5 contains 2 interwoven stories of grief and loneliness and a picture of Jesus that touches the untouchable. This is what the Kingdom of God looks like...healing, saving, embracing those who have lost all hope. "The Gospel of Mark: Faith Heals...er...Saves" is now available!

After giving 3 parables about the Kingdom of God being received and growing throughout the whole world, Jesus gets in the boat and takes his disciples to the other side, the pagan federation of cities called the Decapolis. Along the way he demonstrates mastery over chaos as a storm threatens to sink their boat only to run into a man possessed by thousands of demons. What does this story mean? Is it political satire, a veiled threat against Rome, just a poor guy with mental illness? "The Gospel of Mark: Demons, Pigs and Jesus...WHAT?!" is now available!

Jesus spent a lot of time in his early ministry with people who were outcasts and suffering. After healing and preaching to so many, he would get away for some time to be with God and his disciples. In this particular story, he wanted to show his power over chaotic waters and point to a different kind of Jonah as he fell asleep in the bottom of a boat. "The Gospel of Mark: Through the Storm" is now available!