On a sunny day on the mountainside, Jesus called 12 men to follow Him and be His disciples… at least that’s the way we usually think about the story. But Jesus’ call for His disciples to be His disciples was a bit more involved than “one sunny day” and it the journey we see unfolding […]
Everyday we have expectations. Expectations about what will happen, what we’ll eat, where we’ll go. But sometimes, we encounter the unexpected. In Matthew 4, we encounter yet another sequential moment of unanticipated action from Jesus… but it is in these moments we learn some of the most important lessons!
When Jesus made His first public appearance around the age of 30, He walked into the middle of a baptism. John the Baptist was calling the people to repent, turn to God, and get ready for the Messiah… and they were responding! So when Jesus appears in the middle of this, He’s expected to step […]
Today we continue in our series looking at the life of Jesus as we move from the narratives of Christmas and jump forward 12 years. While only a young adolescent, Jesus is already teaching us several lessons as we explore this well-loved and solitary scene from His childhood.
Today we light the 4th candle in Advent as well as the Christ Candle as we take a look once more at the familiar nativity scene from a slightly different perspective.
The same story comes around year after year. While it is well-loved, it can also being to feel a bit monotonous. Yet we can’t dismiss the importance of the Christmas story or the reminders we find therein. Today, we return to the opening lines of the Christmas story as both Mary and Joseph are invited […]
For us, Christmas tends to be a busy, semi-chaotic time of the year. However, as we look toward the earliest moments of the Christmas story, we find something much different. Rather than loud, boisterous celebration, we find many moments of silence and silent reflection.
Today we begin a new series on the life of Jesus with the starting questions of “where does the life of Jesus begin?” Unlike the rest of us, Jesus’ story doesn’t start on His birthday or the months immediately precenting that day. Rather His story starts much, much earlier… and that difference changes everything!
Today, on Thanksgiving weekend, we explore our final “cure” in our Incurvatus exploration – gratitude! And while this past week has been full of reflection on what we are thankful for, you might be surprised to realize that even in our times of giving thanks, our curvature might be looking inward rather than upward. What […]
Today we explore worship. It is a great means to helping us un-curve and look toward God. In fact, worship could broadly be defined as any action that moves us from ourselves toward God. Yet despite the wonderful anti-curvature of worship, there is a danger side to our worship. If we aren’t careful and thoughtful, […]