Our possessions reveal a lot about who we are and what we value. They are important to us, but it can be easy to get too attached to them. Jesus offers a different way of life: attaching ourselves to God and others in relationships of trust and...

In a world that says we must be productive in order to be valuable, the Sabbath is a profound gift that can be hard to receive. In a season where you may feel worn out, burned out or tired out, join us for a conversation on the rest God desires to...

Life together in community is both deeply rewarding and deeply challenging. Currently, COVID has created the conditions whereby we are out of the habit of this basic discipline. What does it mean for us as individuals, as a faith community, and as a...

Some people have a practice of fasting for Lent. What’s the purpose and importance of fasting? Is there a difference between intermittent fasting for my health and fasting for spiritual purposes? Do I have to fast only from food or can I give up...

Job wants to put God on trial and make God answer his questions about justice and judgement. When God does show up, Job doesn't get what he bargained for but he does get what he (and us) needs.

Each of us has a story to tell that includes chapters of real suffering. Like in the crucible is never what we or God wants. But God can use suffering to help us clarify our priorities and focus us on the eternal aspects of life if we are willing to...

What’s the role of feelings in our relationship with God? Job seems to have some very dark feelings (and he is certainly brutally honest with God about them!) With the world so turbulent and lots of people experiencing very real griefs, we are all...

The actions of Job's three friends are noble but their long speeches reveal some flawed assumptions about how God runs the world. We can, however, learn a lot about how to be a good friend to others as well as what makes for bad advice in times...

If God is the source of all good things, what does it mean when good things disappear from our lives? Does the presence of suffering or hardships mean that God is punishing us? The opening chapters of Job help frame our understanding of the...

At the heart of the Christmas narrative, and in fact the Christian faith, exists a stunning paradox. How can two seemingly contradictory truths exist in one baby born some 2,000 years ago and what does this mean for you and me today?