One of God's first commandments is to take care of the earth. And yet studies show that many churches neglect this fundamental value of creation care. We also explore how the excessive use of plastics has been harmful to people and nature.

In this message by our teaching team member, Colin Stringfellow, we explore what is means to pray like Jesus.

In this message by guest teacher, Kristin Keintz, we explore what is means to live like Jesus.

The book of Leviticus contains many laws that seem foreign to the modern reader. But one of the keys to understanding it was by understanding the moral reasoning behind why they existed. From there we can gain new insight with how Jesus related to and fulfilled the law.

If God is love, then what does power mean to this loving God? Powerlessness seems to be gods starting point; Jesus identified with the powerless. And all of his lessons were about love, his power, which came from the Holy Spirit is a path towards humility, and serving one another through empowering them all, and nothing is more dangerous than power if it is not deeply rooted in love.

As we are transformed by the unconditional and unending love of Jesus, we learn to love others in the same way. We practice laying aside our biases and preconceptions and own agenda and, instead we choose to see people the way way that Jesus does, looking for the humanity and imago dei of the person right in front of us. 

In this message, we reflect on the Great Commission and consider what kingdom work Jesus was calling us to when he told His followers to 'go and make disciples'.  It is a broad invitation to all of us, that even while we may doubt, we are still called and equipped to bring His kingdom come into the places that we live, work and play. 

Christ goes right back to where we retreat, and where we’ve been wounded to restore us, to call us again, and to free us from the bondage of shame.

The beauty of Resurrection Sunday is that it is a reminder that in Christ the dead coming to life is not a one time event, but is a pattern of restoration of all things.

Scripture does not silence the cry of the suffering, and yet suffering remains a mystery. Perhaps it's because it is so deeply connected to love. In commanding us to love, God also invites us to suffer. So suffering is for those of us who will be known as Christians by our love.