On Easter, followers of Jesus from all around the world gather to worship our Risen Savior. As we dip into the Resurrection story each year, it’s interesting to observe how few followers Jesus had the first Easter morning. Over the course of a few days, all of the disciples had left Jesus. Peter even denied […]
I love a parade! Who doesn’t? The floats, the bands, and especially the candy! But what about a parade of one? Can you imagine one “float” holding an entire city’s attention? It sounds kind of boring…yet that’s exciting the type of parade that took place on the first Palm Sunday and it CAPTIVATED the city […]
Everything has a beginning and an end…every book, every movie, every person we know or encounter has a start and a finish. We hold this as constant in our ever-changing world. But what if we were wrong? What if there was more than we perceived? What if our lives, as we understand them, were not […]
On a mountainside one sunny day, Jesus said “love your enemies.” In these three words, He completely flipped the world upside down. We’re all very good at having enemies and hating our enemies…it pretty much comes naturally to most of us. But what does it look like to love our enemies? To give up our […]
Have you ever read a book that didn’t end the way you expected? Or maybe you’ve seen a movie that just exceeded all your expectations? We walk through life constantly making assumptions and anticipating things to go a certain way. Yet when it comes to a life lived for Christ, we quickly learn that things […]
Self-driving cars are the next big thing! Or so they tell me. To be honest, I’m a little uncomfortable giving up control to a machine to drive me to work. Granted, I think the automated parallel parking sounds amazing but complete control over driving…I’m not so sure. Control is a hard thing to give up. […]
The Lenten season is here. Six weeks set aside each year to prepare our hearts for Easter. Traditionally, we are called to “give something up” for Lent. These simple sacrifices help to focus our minds on the ultimate sacrifice by Jesus for us. As we give up sweets or meat or even Facebook, we reflect […]
The Eagles won the Super Bowl! For the past few weeks, I’ve heard Eagles’ fans talking about how they believed the team could do it despite being considered the underdogs. It’s one thing to claim to believe something but a completely different thing to act on those beliefs. The Eagles not only believed they could […]
We’re digging into a deeper relationship, a growing relationship, with God’s Spirit! We’re listening…we’re seeking…we’re following. But our relationship with the Spirit doesn’t stop with just Him and us. As we grow in our fellowship with the Spirit, it should overflow into our relationship with others. The Church, the Body of Christ, is unified by […]
Communication is a key to growing in any relationship. So when it comes to our relationship with God, how are we doing with our communication? We often talk about prayer being our time talking with God; however, if we’re being honest, this tends to be a one-way street. We have no problem telling God what […]