Why we want to be a pitiful church
Jesus' mercy is what we all so badly need. So why do we run away from it? And why do we try so hard to keep others from it? Instead let’s be a pitiful church.
Without it, we’ve got no hope: mercy.
Without it, we’ve got no hope: mercy.
Mercy is the thing you may have never known you needed. But it’s the only thing Jesus has. It’s powerful, can bring healing, and can completely free you.
Love life? How about a whole life of love?
Love life? How about a whole life of love?
That’s our goal. That’s our mission. Who’s in?
A day of glory that could right-side-up our world
We’ve gotten Jesus’ glory all wrong. Getting it right is the secret to fixing our souls. Getting it right is the secret to finally having the life-giving relationships we’ve mostly given up on.
The Only Way Into God’s Kingdom is to be Carried
The only way into God's Kingdom is to be carried. And yet, when we're carried in, we're embraced and celebrated by Jesus Himself.
God’s a divorcé? What the what?
God’s a divorcé? What the what? Join us this week as we hear a healing message about Jesus and divorce.
Is hell God’s love?
God is love. So everything God does is loving.
What about hell? Is hell God’s love?
Maybe you haven’t noticed, but Jesus is all about humility
Maybe you haven’t noticed, but Jesus is all about humility.
This week we're looking at a confusing passage. It becomes less confusing when we remember humility.
As often as I struggle with doubt
As often as I struggle with doubt, I come back to this story of Jesus over and over.
Maybe it can help you too.
Jesus’ Glowing Can Drastically Shape Our Spirituality
When Jesus goes to the top of a mountain and glows, you’d expect some good spiritual advice to follow…and you’d be right.
2 weeks until we move back inside!!
That Time He Tried to Correct Jesus
As we try to understand God and follow him, it’s easy to feel so confident that we act like Peter, telling God that our way is actually right. We can simply tack Jesus onto our plans and efforts instead of becoming more like him.
Jesus tells us that his plan to save the world IS by suffering and giving himself up for it. We can follow him by taking on hurt so that others don’t have to.
What will we do?
God’s kingdom of radically inclusive love is an invitation to holy intimacy
Around here we repeat that we have “radically inclusive hope for absolutely everyone” over and over. But if we settle for mere inclusivity, never really accepting the invitation to holy intimacy, we’ve missed the whole point of God’s kingdom.
God’s kingdom of radically inclusive love is an invitation to holy intimacy. Why don’t we enter it together?
They could have looked after their own needs first
They could have looked after their own needs first, but Jesus’ disciples trusted Him—so they shared what they had and found miraculous life, love, and joyful togetherness. Maybe we can do the same.
Jesus’ infinite love sounds great—but what about God's vengeance?
Jesus’ infinite love sounds great—but what about God's vengeance?
After wrestling with the immensity of Jesus’ grace last week, this week we ask whether it's too good to be true.
This is the weirdest conversation Jesus ever had
This is the weirdest conversation Jesus ever had. Trying to mind his own business. Bombarded by a woman saying her daughter has a demon. Comparing her to a dog. She agrees.
And somehow all of us learn one of the best lessons about grace we could.
Want help fixing your relationships?
Want help fixing your relationships? Jesus has some ideas.