George began a series on Rhythm and what it means to know God as the source of our lives in which 'we live and move and have our being.' In this teaching, we looked at Pope Francis and the Apostle Paul in Athens, and how they examplified the same gracious posture we see in Jesus and that which we hope to embody ourselves.

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We are at the forefront of a new reformation, one that is freeing the Christian faith from the sinful structures of patriarchy, racism, classism, many phobias and exploitative forms of mission and evangelism. The new reformation is all about the emergence of a generous, hospitable, equitable form of Christianity that heals the wounds of the world. I believe much of the work for the church in the years ahead, is that we must focus on healing the wounds inflicted by Christendom so that the beauty and inclusive goodness of the gospel can be heard and seen and experienced. 

—Elaine Heath, Duke Divinity School

Resurrection Sunday: We are living in a world in the midst of rescue—God is redeeming, restoring, and renewing everything. Even broken things can be made new again and sometimes they can be made even more beautiful. From atoms to galaxies and from galaxies to our anxieties…Christ holds it all.

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“I find the concept that fractures in our lives can be redeemed and leveraged for good deeply moving. All things, even broken things, can be made new again, and sometimes they can be made even more beautiful. And they need not be hidden, in shadows or in shame. None of this means that people, if they had a choice, would endure the blast furnace of pain and loss, of trauma and shattered lives. It means only that even out of ashes beauty can emerge.”  —Peter Wehner

A cosmic mystery of immense proportions, once seemingly on the verge of solution, has deepened and left astronomers and astrophysicists more baffled than ever. The crux is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing.  

—William J. Broad,  physicist

Jarrod Morris - On this Palm Sunday we talked about the last week of Jesus‘s life and looked at ways that we could do more than just look like Jesus, but be like Jesus in our community and world.

Christians have different ways of talking about the death Jesus and the cross. There is a lot of action and energy around this moment in Jesus’ story. In this teaching George talked about the mystery of it all while exploring the history of theories the church has held in trying to explain it.

Sarah explores how Jesus’ healing presence transforms lives, not by returning to the past, but by growing into new wholeness. Drawing from biblical wisdom, the 12 Steps, and personal experience, she emphasizes taking action towards healing, rather than passively waiting for time to heal wounds. The story of the man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:6-9) illustrates how Jesus meets us in our powerlessness, guiding us toward restoration through surrender, community, and openness to help. VUE Church offers prayer, pastoral counseling, and small group opportunities to foster healing through faith and connection.

For more exploration of the relationship between our wellbeing and our spiritual practices, listen to the coversation George had with Jason Adam Miller on Faith & Mental Health HERE

This is a conversation George had with his friends Seth Abram and Anna Bryant of Restore, and Jason Adam Miller of South Bend City Church, discussing how faith and mental health can be powerful companions on the journey of healing and fully living.

Most of us have experienced events in our lives that require healing. It's completely normal. These experiences often call for healing journeys, where we take the time to process, grow, and move forward.

Some of us turn to our faith for healing—not away from it—because it has real resources to offer us that are helpful. However, faith spaces can sometimes be places where mental health and illness are most stigmatized and misunderstood. If faith means anything, it should reminds us of our complexity and serve as a way to honor the depth and complexities of being human.

We should embrace everything that’s good and accessible to us—faith, science, community, prayer, rest, exercise, medicine, therapy, reading, journaling, and more—approaching life in the most holistic way possible.

Jesus is tempted for 40 days in the wilderness by the voice of diabolos to give up his God-given identity spoken by the voice of divine love.

Jesus was able to listen to each of these voices and knew he was rooted in the security and peace of divine love that was deeper than any other aim or attempt at significance, meaning, or strength. It is the genius of Jesus. And of us, too, if we can come to trust it more deeply.

Lent invites us to slow down and create space for soul-searching, thoughtfulness, and reflection. Lent also wakes us up to this extraordinary, sacred, holy miracle of our existence.

George and Seth Abram lead us in a meaningful and reflective liturgy, inviting people to engage in a process of penitence and healing. This practice emphasizes honesty and vulnerability—acknowledging the brokenness we experience and contribute to, which is often framed in religious terms as "sin." By recognizing and confronting the truth about how we make a mess of and break things, we create space for spiritual restoration and wholeness.

George and Jarrod wrap up the BIBLE series (for now, this is only the beginning of the conversation) by discussing some of the questions our community has asked them. 

We’ve been covering a lot of ground in our BIBLE series in very short time frames. To explore more deeply the array of things we have discussed together in community, here’s a list of Bible reading resources 

 The church in every generation must make fresh and rejuvenated efforts to understand scripture and continue to raise questions of it in their own time and place. 

—N.T. Wright

Jarrod Morris-Breaking down some of the divisions among the Hebrew people in the Bible and asking what it means for us to be Jesus' disciples today.