Why would two grown men spend a month living in a tent hanging off the side of a mountain? Could it be that the abundant life that Jesus offers is about more than money, stuff, or Twitter followers? What does it mean to truly be alive, anyway?

The word "discipline" has become a bit of a nasty word with parents these days. Often as parents we struggle with the idea of it, and sometimes we omit it entirely, but what if that's doing more damage than we realize? This week we look at what the bible has to say about discipline, and about how God deals with us, to help us learn how to give our kids the best chance at the life that they were created for.

Have you ever asked yourself what the goal of parenting is? Just what it is you're trying to accomplish? This week we look at what the goal of raising our children to follow Jesus looks like.

This past year the Islamic State has brutally executed many Christians for their faith in Jesus as the son of God. How are we as followers of Jesus to respond to evil like this? How would Jesus have us stand up against this type of oppression? This week, we grapple with the very difficult question of a Jesus-Follower response to evil, to war and to violence.

We all need community, but healthy community can be difficult. This week we look at 1 Peter to see what lessons Peter has to teach us about nurturing and maintaining healthy and effective Kingdom communities.

The prevalence of loneliness and isolation is a real problem in our society. We know that we are not created to live our lives alone, but we seem to try. What if that's not at all what God had intended.

In Genesis we meet a God who is wildly and passionately creative. What does it mean for us today, that God created us in his image? Is our urge to create part of that connection with the divine?

Researcher Brene Brown says, that "shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.” This week we look at what this means for us, and what the bible has to teach us about shame, failure, and our own value. If you struggle with a sense of value, a fear of failure, or a belief that you are not enough, this message is one you need to watch.

Sometimes it seems that the world we live in is getting darker everyday. We turn on the news and all we hear are stories of people doing evil to other people. It is enough to almost make a person want to give up hope, but is it really the whole story? Is evil to powerful for us to defeat? Are we doomed to go on destroying each other? The message of Easter is a resounding, "No!" This is not the end of the story, there is a force that is powerful enough to exhaust and absorb the power of evil in our world, and see things return to all that God intended them to be. Evil may destroy, but Love will always win!

It can be difficult some times to know what to answer when people ask us about our faith, especially our faith in Jesus. Why are they asking? What do they mean by the question? How will they respond to my answer? These are all things that can keep us from answering questions like this? This week we look at the story of Peter denying Jesus to see what it has to teach us today.