July 26th, 2020 – Faith Stories from Imperfect Biblical Heroes – Mary: Surviving Life’s Messy Plot Twist While plot twists can be entertaining in the movies, they can be very stressful in real life. In the story of Mary, we see what happens when we allow ourselves to be available and interruptible, and let God’s […]

July 19th, 2020 – Faith Stories from Imperfect Biblical Heroes – Daniel: Thriving in Messy Circumstances In the broken and messy challenges of life, God does not promise to spare us from being lowered into the pits, but promises to be with us no matter what. Holy habits developed give us strength to endure and […]

July 12th, 2020 – Faith Stories from Imperfect Biblical Heroes – Josiah: Breaking Messy Family Cycles Even though Josiah came from a line of kings who did not follow God, Josiah chose to realign what had become misaligned and lead his people back to God. We can also realign what has become misaligned in our […]

July 5th, 2020 – Faith Stories from Imperfect Biblical Heroes – David In the book of 1 Samuel, we can see that David was no stranger to criticism. When we experience the mess of criticism, we can choose to listen carefully, forgive quickly, and love deeply, knowing God is with us when we hurt.

June 28th, 2020 – Faith Stories from Imperfect Biblical Heroes – Rahab Through the story of Rahab, we see that God honors our decision to turn towards Him, no matter the mess we may find ourselves in. What mess are you caught up in? God can transform your life from a mess into a masterpiece.

June 21st, 2020 – In the Potter’s Hands: The Great Value of Our Jar of Clay Is Not the Container but the Treasure Inside! Our Lord is able to transform our flawed and cracked existence into a means to glorify God. Ordinary people are extraordinarily transformed by the one who died for our behalf.

June 14th, 2020 – In the Potter’s Hands: Refashioned by the Potter When We Get Off Center When our lives get out of shape and even profane the maker, if we turn to the Potter, we can be remolded, reshaped and restored. In Christ, we can be refashioned and become all that we were created […]

June 7th, 2020 – In the Potter’s Hands: Going to the Potter’s House to be Shaped into Something Beautiful The Master Potter is constantly forming each us into purposeful, useful vessels if we allow ourselves to be shaped according to the Potter’s purposes. If we allow ourselves to be formed by our own selfish will, […]

May 31st, 2020 – In the Potter’s Hands: From Earth We are Formed God is the Master Potter, the Creator, and we are all stamped in his image and likeness. As humans, we are the pinnacle of God’s creation and we can connect people to God through praise and our own creative acts.

May 24th, 2020 – Simon Peter: Flawed but Faithful Disciple: The Rest of the Story: The Ongoing Conversion of Simon Peter The Holy Spirit’s power breaks down barriers that prevent us from loving God and one another. Both Cornelius and Peter are transformed by God’s creative disruptive force. For Cornelius it was not enough to […]