While Jesus’ disciples scurry to be the ones left in charge, Jesus challenges their ways of thinking about leadership and discipleship. Jesus offers us a vision of a community not shaped like a hierarchical pyramid, but one in the shape of the...

Many Christians might want to imagine that following Jesus is as easy as saying a prayer and then joining a church; but what if there is more to it than that? What if Jesus anticipates that it will require something more?

What if Jesus’ teachings on divorce and remarriage weren’t meant to be abstract legal principles, but a challenge to the way the men of his world used marriage to reinforce patriarchal power structures which harmed women and children the most? This...

Our words are catalytical and wild. James compares them to sparks and a raging fire. In our media driven world full of words and ideas, James invites the church to consider the weight of what we say, and to consider what it means to be who we say we are.

Favoritism and partiality in the church is condemned by God’s royal law: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” In this sermon we explore the different ways the church must be intentional in it posture towards the rich and the poor, the cool and the...

James challenges us to receive the word of truth that saves us living embodied doers and not dead passive headers.

n Paul’s closing words of his letter to the Ephesians he urges the church to stand strong and equipped in the face of evil. This is not a fight against one another, but for one another.