Advent starts in the last place anyone expected: a tiny village in the middle of nowhere, with a teenage girl no one was looking at. In Week 1 of our Advent series, we look at Mary’s story in Luke 1 and what it tells us about a God who loves showing up in small, overlooked places.

Mary’s “yes” isn’t loud or polished. It’s trembling, honest, and full of questions...which is exactly the kind of courage most of us actually have. This week, we explore what it means to notice God in the ordinary, pay attention to the quiet invitations in our lives, and believe that our unpreparedness doesn’t disqualify us.

If you’ve ever felt unseen, unready, or unsure where God might be in your week, this is a good place to start the season.

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What does it mean to love like Jesus...really? In a time when we cancel, divide, and cut people out, Jesus kneels down and washes Judas’ feet. This final message in the How to Stay Human series explores what happens when you let yourself be loved so deeply it transforms how you treat even your enemies. It’s not about trying harder. It’s about letting love reshape you from the inside out.

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You don’t have to do it all. And you were never meant to.

In a world that rewards burnout, glorifies overwork, and treats exhaustion like a badge of honor, what does it mean to embrace your God-given limits as sacred instead of shameful? This week’s message explores how reclaiming our limits isn’t a sign of weakness...it’s the path to presence, peace, and becoming more fully human.

We’ll look at the rhythms of rest woven into creation, the example of Jesus choosing margin over martyrdom, and the kind of courage it takes to say no...even to good things. Whether you’re stretched thin, on the edge of burnout, or just tired of running on empty, this is an invitation to slow down, breathe deep, and remember: you are not limitless. You are loved.

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Most of us were taught to either stuff our emotions down or get swept away by them. But what if there’s a third way...one that lets us feel fully without being ruled completely?

This week, we explore what Scripture and neuroscience reveal about emotional wisdom. Through Psalm 42, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Philippians, we talk about naming what we feel, holding it with honesty, and learning to stay present without spiraling. Emotional maturity isn’t about perfection...it’s about choosing a better rhythm: noticing, naming, breathing, praying, and trying again.

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When God feels absent and faith feels stale, wonder may be the most sacred thing we’ve forgotten. This week, we explore how awe reawakens faith, quiets anxiety, and reminds us who God is...and who we are. From Psalm 8 to Coldplay to outer space, we’re starting the How to Stay Human series by reclaiming the wonder that opens us up.

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The early church didn’t grow because of branding, platforms, or polished sermons...it grew because people showed up when it hurt.

In this week of our Unreasonable Church series, we explore what it means to be a community shaped not by performance, but by presence. Drawing from Romans 12 and 2 Corinthians 1, we reflect on how real church happens in shared suffering...when we stop hiding our pain, stop trying to fix each other, and start showing up with the stubborn love of Jesus.

This isn’t flashy. It’s not efficient. But it might be the most faithful thing we do.

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They gave away what they could never afford to lose...and somehow, it changed the world.This week in our Unreasonable Church series, we explore how the early followers of Jesus practiced a generosity that made no financial sense. Not because they had extra, but because grace had rewired their hearts. This isn’t a talk about guilt or giving to a church: It’s about what it means to live open-handed in a world clenched by fear.

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What if the world doesn’t have to run on fear, power, and control? This week, we confront the empire logic shaping our culture( and our own hearts) and look at how the earliest followers of Jesus lived with imagination, humility, and courageous love in the middle of violence and oppression. From Philippians to Revelation to right now, this is a call to interrupt the story we’ve been handed and live a better one.

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Who gets a seat at the table? In the earliest church, the answer was scandalous: everyone. Jews and Gentiles, men and women, rich and poor, insiders and outsiders. This week we explore a radically inclusive vision of community that defied every social norm...and still does. If church is a family, who have we left out? And what would it take to make space for them?

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What even is the church...and is it anything worth reclaiming?In this kickoff to our Unreasonable Church series, we dive into how the earliest followers of Jesus weren’t building empires or brands, they were forming a wildly inclusive, Spirit-powered community that made no sense…and yet somehow changed the world.

We’ll look at the church’s origins in Matthew 16 and Acts 2, unpack the baggage that word still carries today, and explore how the real church shows up: not on a stage, but around a table, in your office, in your texts, in your messy, ordinary, beautiful life.

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