
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?

How we’re going to build a community that reveals Divine Love
How we’re going to build a community that reveals Divine Love--that's this week's simple discussion. 😳


When being judged is the best part of your week
Repentance may sound like a harsh thing. But after you come to know the affection and joy of Jesus—you realize that repentance is a fantastic privilege. Let’s repent some more!

How grace becomes a cheat code for life
Grace isn't just a good idea. It's a powerful tool that could change your world and your neighbor's too.

I have real doubts about church, but…
This week we’re taking an honest look at reasons we wouldn’t want to be “all in” at a church.

What will it take to rebuild?
What’s it going to take to rebuild our church? Not just reopen—there’s plenty of complexity there—but rebuild?
Here’s an idea.

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.

A word of encouragement for weary souls
Jesus cares deeply about injustice in our world—but bringing about justice isn’t all that easy. In fact, making headway is often painful and isolating, even when we’re being directly obedient to Jesus.
But here’s the thing…

So, should we really just “preach the gospel”?
So, should we really just “preach the gospel”?
If hope is real & change is possible, we don’t have to just preach the gospel. We can live it too.

The Bankruptcy of the Mob’s Violent Theology
After the storming of the Capitol on Wednesday, it’s clearer than ever that the theology that excused, justified, or encouraged that mob is bankrupt. But what else can we see with our newfound clarity?
Many of our nation’s pastors and churches are complicit. What about us?