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WALKING THE WALK

Christian discipleship is really quite simple: Follow Jesus. Be an active learner. Love all. Model your life after his. Make disciples....

RISING STRONG FROM HATRED

We are people who need to be part of people. It’s our identity; who we belong to. And often, we define our identity by who we hate. At...

RISING STRONG FROM DENIAL

I continue to be amazed with the human capacity for denial, including my own. When things are unpleasant, we put enormous effort into...

RISING STRONG FROM QUARRELING

Some parts of Christian living are just so clear from the gospels: love your enemies, care for the poor, stand up for the oppressed,...

RISING STRONG FROM SKEPTISM

Some things are too big to believe until we experience them. Real love is that way. No amount of writing words can communicate real love...

RISING STRONG THIS EASTER

We follow a God who did not drag himself out the grave, exhausted but upright (like I sometimes am on a Monday morning). But we follow a...

STRENGTH & INSPIRATION

Recently my daughter asked me, “does pain make you stronger?” She had heard some version of the old saying, “what doesn’t kill you makes...

HOLY WEEK

This Sunday we enter the most meaningful week of the entire year. We begin with Palm Sunday, 10 a.m., when Jesus enters Jerusalem,...

WHY SHOULD I GO TO CHURCH?

Listening to a recorded song is fun, but going to a live concert is an event. Talking on the phone with a friend is fine, but getting...

YOUR QUESTIONS . . .

In Scripture, our ancestors in faith followed a pattern in their spiritual journeys: they doubted & questioned (real, honest, hard...

QUESTIONS TO GOD

In the gospel, Jesus is asked 187 questions. He answers (maybe) 8 of them. Jesus asks 307 questions. And yet many of us have been taught...

“I HAVE A DREAM”

When I meet with other church leaders, there is often a how-are-we-doing time that begins with lament at the state of the church...

WISDOM OF YOUTH

Young people have a lot to teach other generations. The wisdom of God in them is fresh and full of vibrancy. For example, the word “God”...

SALT & LIGHT

Jesus told his disciples they are salt and light. Jesus tells us the same thing. Both salt and light only matter as they relate to other...

MISSION & JOYFUL LIVING

The “blessed” sayings of Jesus lay out God’s mission statement for the kingdom of heaven. These blessings are not transactional , i.e. do...

TAKE UP YOUR MISSION

After John was arrested, Jesus began his public ministry, calling people to repentance and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of...

FRESH START

This Sunday FRESH START worship series begins. Make a fresh start in faith this year. That is exactly what Jesus offers us, the chance to...

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