The Antidote to Shame | Ephesians 2:4-7Many of us have come to understand that we need to be saved from God's wrath. But Ephesians tells a starkly different story, one that will deeply transform our sense of self if we will let it be our story.

Is God in Control? | Ephesians 2:1-3Ephesians lays out a dynamic picture of a cosmos in need of God’s re-ordering. This complicates overly simplistic clichés about what Jesus is up to among us. And leaves us with a much richer story to make sense of our lives.

Spiritual but not Religious | Ephesians 1:15-23Do we need church to believe in and follow Jesus?

Are we predestined by God? | Ephesians 1:1-6Has God predestined us? The confounding opening of Ephesians does not attempt to pose an interesting theological question. Rather, it makes a striking claim, redefining the very core of your existence.

The Gift of Lament | Psalm 13:1-6We don’t need 2024 to go a certain way for us to be okay. We can experience God’s goodness right where we are. Through the practice of lament, even our deepest pains and doubts can be transformed into resilient joy.

Love Remains | Ephesians 2:1-10In every situation, love is the better choice.

Christmas Eve: God as a Baby \\ Zephaniah 3:14-17God is with us, as a baby. He is ours to hold, enjoy, and adore. Merry Christmas!

Centering Ourselves in the Coming Messiah| Advent IV \\ Isaiah 61:1-4 & John 1:6-8, 19-28In our desperation for all that is broken to be restored, we are tempted to grasp for control and try to bring about this restoration ourselves. When we let go and center ourselves instead in Jesus our coming Messiah, we can experience the love and the safety we so desperately long for, even now as we wait.

The Paradoxical Christian Life | Advent III | Isaiah 40:1-11The Christian life is one of great paradoxes, and the Advent season is a time that draws us into this very reality. We are a people that simultaneously hold a life of waiting and longing with a life of laboring and preparing. We are fully rooted in the present while also pointing ourselves towards the coming Kingdom of God. The Israelite people have much to speak into our lives regarding this theological paradox.

The Weary World and the Absent God | Advent II \\ Mark 13:24-37Advent asks us to reflect on the darkness of the world in a way that helps us see we have every reason to hope.