The real monsters aren't out there, but within. How do we face those inner demons? Jesus reminds us that he came not to judge or condemn us but love us. If we are brave enough to open ourselves to the light of his truth-filled love, we'll find no skeletons or creepy-crawlies, but acceptance and love that can spur us toward justice and love for everyone we encounter!

This teaching reflects on John 3:16-21. Read it here.

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We make monsters as a way to avoid dealing with our own sins - a process we call scapegoating. The original scapegoat ritual comes from the instructions in Leviticus for the Day of Atonement. What can we learn about how to spot scapegoating - and a better way to face our sins - from the original scapegoat?

This teaching reflects on Leviticus 16. Read it here.

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The current chaos at the border didn't just happen - it's the result of years of political turmoil, fueled in large part by overt and covert US foreign policy. What does that mean for us today? We didn't create this crisis; we inherited it. What responsibility do we have for the sins of our forefathers?  

This teaching reflects on Ezekiel 18. Read it here.

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How do we measure our love for God? Is it in the number of Bible verses we've read (or memorized)? How many hours of our day are filled with prayer? How much money we give? The Bible's answer is as provocative as it is surprising: our love for God is measured by how we treat immigrants. Why is that?

This teaching reflects on Deuteronomy 10:14-19. Read it here.

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Suffering is inevitable in this world. What's not is how we respond to suffering. We can let it shrink us down and close us off or we can trust that pain never has the last word. We can trust that good can come from even the worst experiences of our lives. If we choose that latter path, we may even find that suffering offers the possibility of deep connections with others.

This teaching reflects on Hebrews 5:7-9. Read it here.

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What happens when you get defensive? Like it or not, defense mechanisms keep us from going deeper in relationships Truly seeing the world through another person's eyes requires us to lower our defenses and genuinely listen to them. How do we do that?

This teaching reflects on James 1:19-21. Read it here.

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If we're going to have deep friendships, we have to have hard conversations. The bad news is that there's no way to make them not hard. The good news is that we can get good at them. And like working out a muscle - the pain of the hard conversation can be good for the relationship. Two of Jesus' hard conversations show us what it looks like to navigate hard conversations with grace.

This teaching reflects on Isiah John 3:1-12 ; 4:1-26. Read it here.

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One of the most difficult truths to learn is that we all see the world differently. Those differences in perception can make truly seeing another person difficult. But our differences aren't a bug in the human code - they're a feature. If we can learn to see through others' eyes, whole new worlds of meaning open to us!

This teaching reflects on Genesis 1:1-2:4. Read it here.

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Getting to know another person can be awkward - what are you supposed to, just hang out and spill your guts to each other? No thanks! It's easier to look at something else together. How can we learn to accompany others in their interests? Philosopher Llewie Lewis joins us to consider how we can practice entering into the world of another person.

This teaching reflects on Matthew 8:18-20. Read it here.

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We are most human when we're in deep relationship with other humans - what we're calling 'Beholding'. So why aren't we better at beholding one another? What keeps us from truly seeing the image of God in another person? 

This teaching reflects on Luke 7:36-50. Read it here.

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