March 20th, 2022 – Embracing the Uncertain: The Uncertainty of Worry We are all tempted to worry, but when we do, we begin to believe that God is unfaithful and forgetful. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be different, striving for God’s kingdom and trusting Him with our lives.

March 13th, 2022 – Embracing the Uncertain: Peter and the Uncertainty of Forgiveness In perhaps one of life’s most challenging tests, we must be willing to let go of all debts of those who have wounded us deeply. This is never easy and only possible when we realize how much God has forgiven us.

March 6th, 2022 – Embracing the Uncertain: Desperate Father and the Uncertainty of Faith When we descend into the valley of our limitations, God provides a lift to stand up even in the midst of our doubts. Our task is to repent and rely on the power of God through the Holy Spirit when we […]

February 20th, 2022 – Hope for the Future: Hope in the Face of Suffering The Lord promises to guide history not to an end but to a new beginning, to a world in which finally death and evil are completely destroyed and justice and peace reign supreme.

February 6th, 2022 – Hope for a New Year: Hope in the Face of Suffering In times of waiting and in times of doubt, the book of Habakkuk demonstrates three things we should do to as we wait: listen, write, and wait in faith.

February 6th, 2022 – Hope for a New Year: Hope in the Face of Suffering While many try to avoid or insulate themselves from suffering, Christians are given tools to walk through the challenges not crumpled in despair or denying the painful effects. Instead followers of Jesus are given an orientation of hope in God’s […]

January 30th, 2022 – Hope for a New Year: Hope for Lasting Justice To experience the salvation of Jesus is not just to be safe from the wages of sin but also to serve for lasting justice. This entails committing to equal treatment for all, radical generosity, advocacy for those without power and acknowledging our […]

January 23rd, 2022 – Hope for a New Year: Hope for Sexual Healing God created our bodies to be a temple to treasure, not a shack to be trashed. The collateral damage of sexual impurity is painful, emotional and deeply spiritual. Yet even when the temple has been desecrated, we have God who cleanses better […]

January 16th, 2022 – Hope for a New Year: Hoping for Racial Reconciliation When it comes to race issues and racial reconciliation in our American culture, we can heed the words of Paul in Galatians by remembering that our primary identity is to be “one in Christ Jesus”. However, in doing this, we also need […]

January 9th, 2022 – Hope for a New Year: Hope for Restored Relationships In a world of conflict and divisiveness, followers of Jesus are provided a path of forgiveness which leads to the hope for restoration. The failure to embrace this path of forgiveness and restoration harms the witness of our faith and diminishes the […]