Terraforma Church

When Mary and Joseph were compelled to journey to Bethlehem, they entered into the story of all humanity - wandering exile as we search for an elusive reality we call "home."

Our stories are marked by conflict, strife, and even violence. Despite the struggle, God invites us to dream about and move toward peace. The peace of God starts in our hearts and flows out of us into our world.

Advent starts with expectant hope - that even in the midst of darkness and confusion we can hope for a better future because Jesus is drawing near.

Our culture celebrates accumulation and hoarding, but the invitation in God's Kingdom is to live generously and find freedom from greed.

We have been entrusted with a great treasure - our one and only life. We are accountable for how our life is spent for the sake of the Kingdom. Given the extravagant love of our Father, living small will never do. Unbury your story!

Scarcity is a powerful little lie that permeates almost every area of our lives. It influences our behaviors and attitudes, our spending and our decision making, even our relationships. Scarcity is the ideal that there is a limited amount of resources that will never be enough for the unlimited nature of human wants and desires. The opposite mindset of scarcity is abundance. In an abundance mindset, you see the world as a place of opportunity, ingenuity, and exponential growth.

What would happen if we thought of abundance as something we were entrusted with instead of as something we were entitled to? To whom much has been given, much will be required.

Even as your family works toward a better future, remember that progress is the goal and not perfection.

How do we keep the main thing the main thing, and what is supposed to be the central reality of our family?

Eli and his sons give us a cautionary tale of how a family can drift off course. How can we intentionally set our family direction?