Mark 3:31-35 We have a nearsighted view of the word “family.” We limit it to our biological relatives without giving much thought to what Jesus means when he calls his followers family. But Jesus’ words challenge our understanding of family, …
Hebrews 10:34-39 It’s easier to retreat to the comforts of our past than it is to embrace the uncertainty of the future. But with great risk comes great reward. How do we follow Jesus and leave it all behind? The …
2 Peter 1:3-8 We all want to feel like we’re making progress. Whether it’s our health, finances, at our job, or in our spiritual lives, no one wants to be ineffective and unfruitful. The problem is, we want immediate …
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 To be human is to suffer. But why do we suffer? Is it our own fault? Is the Devil behind the bad circumstances in our lives? Is God punishing us?
Matthew 1:22-23 It’s hard to hold out hope when it feels like God’s not there. Sometimes it feels like it got too hard for him and he’s just vanished, or that our sin has finally made him abandon us. Our …
John 1:1-14 The world sits in darkness, unsure of what’s true and what’s right and what’s good. Sources of truth have multiplied exponentially since the recent proliferation of information sharing technologies. This only serves to complicate things. Wrong is called …
Isaiah 2:1-5 Humanity is trapped in an endless cycle of internal conflict and external chaos. Humanity has always failed to achieve world peace, so we begin to believe that war is inevitable and peace is impossible. At Advent we celebrate …
Isaiah 9:1-6 We all long for a hero to save us. To make everything better. It’s why we have so many superhero movies. But every superhero has a weakness and needs to rescue over and over. That’s because all our …
Luke 6:1-11 For most of us, our default approach to life is control. Especially when things feel chaotic. Whether that’s controlling ourselves or other people or both. Whatever situation it may be, when we feel out of control, our default …