Knowing God will get the last word, our acts of mercy and justice, along with our communal acts of faithfulness, become signs of the God Kingdom – Queendom, Kin-dom – that is yet to come.

Dying to an old identity and being born into a new one takes time - even a lifetime. But Jesus invites us to this journey of finding true joy.

So, what does the truth of God revealed in Jesus Christ have to do with freedom? I am glad you asked.

Julie Chung, member of Mount Olivet, tells about her experiences with generosity growing up as a Korean immigrant, working for the State Department, and serving within her community.

Life as a disciple of Jesus Christ is about having your attitude about money, along with everything else, shaped by the good news that Christ has already accomplished all that was required for you to inherit eternal life. Nothing competes for your love of God and neighbor more than money.

Every good thing we have is because of God's generosity, and because we are created in God's image, that same generosity is in our DNA.

How do we get into heaven? What do we have to do? Well, oddly enough, we don't know. But maybe there's a better question to be asking.

COVID gave us a choice: adapt in how we make disciples, or don't. We chose to adapt.

If the disciples are a mirror to us, if their mistakes and missteps mirror our own, we can take heart, we do not have to live in fear, because through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ we, just like the first 12, have been claimed and redeemed. Like them, called away from their families and occupations, we have been set to a new task. We have been set to follow.

What does it mean for us as Christians to proclaim that Jesus is Lord? What does "lordship" look like in 2021?