One of the ways to discover what really matters to a person is to pay attention to what makes them angry. As Jesus followers, do we have righteous anger about the same things he did?

Jesus was a great storyteller, and he harnessed the power of story to capture and convey his largest truths.

Jesus was a great storyteller, and he harnessed the power of story to capture and convey his largest truths.

A Father's Day with Bill Bohline.

Jesus was a great storyteller, and he harnessed the power of story to capture and convey his largest his largest truths

Just like us - Jesus experienced tremendous suffering - emotionally and physically. He was abandoned and betrayed by those closest to him, and his body endured excruciating pain. We are not alone when we suffer the same.

Christianity is distinct in the belief that God is not distant from the human experience, but actually intimately connected as a man who went through it all too.

Christianity is distinct in the belief that God is not distant from the human experience, but actually intimately connected as a man who went through it all too.

Just like us - Jesus was born into a family, with a mother who nurtured and shaped him. Christian tradition respects - and sometimes even reveres - Mary. But she was a real person (and a teen mom!), with whom Jesus experienced all of the dynamic experiences of family relationships.

We gather and celebrate confirmation while exploring what it means to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.