Sunday What’s Your Family’s Story?
Faith, What's your family's story? While I think we'd all love to have parents who were Nobel Laureates, spouses who are rocket scientists, and siblings, sons and daughters who are saints and all-stars, but that's typically not the case. That's not even the case for Jesus' family! Yes, His heavenly Father is God Almighty, maker of…
Sunday: The Gate of Heaven
Faith, Hate is a strong word, but I don't have fond memories of picking sides for playground games as a kid. Do you remember that feeling? The two captains flipped a coin or did paper, rock, scissors, and then the choosing began. When would I be picked? First? No. Second? Ugh! Third? Ah, come on! …
Sunday: Who Deserves the Blessing?
Faith, The sun rises and sets on saints and sinners. The wicked prosper and the faithless live at ease. The rain falls on outlaws and missionaries. The story of God proceeds through saints and sinners. I find it so helpful that the Bible is such an honest book. The story in which we find ourselves (the Bible)…
Sunday, Forming the People of God
Faith, God wired all of us to search for our identity. After all, when we know who we are, we know what to do. Typically, we tie our identity to a narrative or story important to us. For some people, the story of their pain determines their identity. For others, the story of their…