Why do the younger brothers and elder brothers of this world, the rebels and the rulekeepers, the sinners and the Pharisees, not get on? Who can end the sibling rivalry? We meet another family member today; the True Elder Brother, who brings healing to our hearts.

Sibling rivalry is as old as time, the first murder in the Bible points to this paradigm. But is sibling rivalry really to blame for the stubbornness of the elder brother, or can he just not handle the reckless love of the Father?

'God, you're dead to me!' Whether you've said those words out loud, thought them in your head or just lived them through your actions, it could seem like that's the end of the story. If there is a God out there and we've told him to get stuffed then it might be all said and done. But Act 1 of the Prodigal God paints a different picture.

What is your initial reaction to Christianity? Intrigued, offended, disinterested? 

What do these knee jerk reactions reveal about the state of our soul? 

How does the Parable of the Prodigal God expose the truth of our hearts?

What does it mean to be prodigal? Is it just about running away and returning? Who really is the prodigal in Jesus' parable? Why do we keep coming back to this story again and again? This is the first talk in our series in Luke 15:11-32.

As 2021 begins at TRAC we may not be feeling that peaceful. Can we make ourselves peaceful, or is it always something only given?

What do we do with those awkward passages about God judging, slaughtering and condemning us? Should we skip over them? Could they actually be worth our time because of the gritted teeth comfort they bring us? Find out as we open up James 5:1-6. Full disclosure, I'm aware I have actually skipped over James 4:13-17! I'm saving that for next week!

You gotta serve somebody. You may think you're just serving yourself, but James reminds us today that it goes much deeper than just self-serving or self-sacrifice. When we are confronted with that reality it can makes us grieve, but God's grace turns our grief to joy!

As we begin a new and short series on James 4-5 we are considering some of the vital signs of the Christian faith. There should be stark and striking indicators in the life of the Christian, but they often appear in the most ordinary of places like our wallets, our calendars and our to do lists! Today we consider wealth and our wants.