In our busy world, how does Sabbath and rest fit into our schedules? Is Sabbath even possible in our current society? What does the Bible say about rest today? How is God’s heart for His people revealed through Sabbath and rest?

Baptism and communion. Those are the two ordinances of the Christian church. What is an ordinance? How did these ordinances start? How should we practice them today? Listen to find out more.

When facing hard questions, a person's natural first inclination is to try and find out what other people think about it. We Google it, read articles about it, and see what other people say about it. We are being formed by the thoughts of others. Is that OK? Is that a good plan? Should we base what we believe simply on what others believe? Or is there a better way?

We talk often about "being saved" in church. For people who have been saved, the purpose of life changes. For a saved person, what is that new found purpose? Listen to find out more.

Facing persecution is something Jesus warned his followers about. Many times. Yet, most of Jesus followers today are avoiding it at all costs. Do we believe Jesus when he said that facing persecution is actually a mark of a blessed life?

In a world full of conflict, Jesus calls us to something radically different: to be peacemakers. This week, we unpack what Biblical peacemaking really looks like, how it goes beyond conflict avoidance, and how it reflects the very character of God who made peace with us through His son Jesus Christ.

Jesus tells his listeners that people with pure hearts will be... blessed. Or happy. Which is what most people are looking for. So the question we have to ask is, "How, then, do we get pure hearts?"

God the Father shows Jesus-followers mercy, both now and forever, and it's from a place of having received mercy that Jesus-followers cannot help themselves but show mercy to others.

Jesus teaches us that those who hunger and thirst for right relationships will live the blessed life in his upside-down kingdom. Our desire for rightness in our relationships with God and each other honors him and moves us to take action to bring restoration into many different spaces in our life.

Jesus adds another one to his "string of blessings" we call the Beatitudes, and this one isn't any less confusing than the first two. Jesus, instead of advocating for aggression and a go-getter attitude, he tells his followers that meekness is one of the keys to a blessed life.