In a world that is driven by production and consumption, the human soul and spirit is being crushed under the weight. In this talk, we discuss the gift of rest that the Divine has given to us and how rest can actually break the cycle of control and anxiety.

Every 8 weeks or so, we take a weekend to take questions based off of the things we have been talking about around Mid-City Vineyard.

Historically speaking, there are typically 3 (or 4) traditional Christian views on war. This week at MidCity Vineyard Church we looked at 3 of these traditional views.

Just War | Nonviolence | Just Peacemaking

There are lots of opinions and lots of thoughts, but one thing is for sure, no truly Christ like view takes any solace or joy in the extingiushing of other human lives.

Before ever giving instructions on 'how' to live, Jesus tells his followers that they are light and salt. In this passage, Jesus is once again restoring his people to the role that they were created for. Salt. Light. Priests. Priestesses. Kings. Queens.

In a world that is intent on repaying violence with violence, exercising power over others, proving its strength and more, it only makes sense that those who choose the way of mercy, peace, non-aggressiveness and forgiveness will be persecuted. Jesus tells us to expect it and he then promises that the kingdom of God belongs to these...

In a world that is filled with chaos, angst and violence, Jesus says that the peacemakers are the true children of God. So, what might it look like to be one who practices and wages peace in the middle of your everyday, ordinary life?

In a world that is filled with chaos, angst and violence, Jesus says that the peacemakers are the true children of God. So, what might it look like to be one who practices and wages peace in the middle of your everyday, ordinary life?

Jesus says those who are clean at their center are able to see God. It's pretty interesting how during Jesus life on earth, those who most thought they were pure in heart didn't recognize Jesus as God, but the one's who were perceived as impure were the very one's who recognized and saw God.

It is in the greatest moments of extending mercy that we often experience the beauty of mercy deep within our being. The beauty of mercy is that there is nothing one can do to get it, but mercy can only be received.

Jesus tells us that those who have this desire to see the world made right, to see people and creation restored will be satisfied.