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, […]
When we curve inward, it is hard to see God. Sometimes, even when we try to turn our eyes to Jesus, it can be hard to find Him in the moment. What do we do then? Today, we explore Psalm 77 and see that even when we can’t see God in the moment, we can […]
As we continue in our series looking at our curvature, we turn our attention to a very specific call to look to the next generation and impress faith upon them. While this command naturally applies to parents, it nevertheless is a universal call for the full faith community.
No one wants to go to the doctor’s office. And no one wants to hear a bad diagnosis. Yet when we look into scripture with open eyes, we discover that we all have a spiritual diagnosis that is killing each one of us. Is there a treatment? Is there a cure? Today, we begin a […]
In our final installment of “When God Steps In,” we explore how our emotions and doubts and sometimes cause us to turn and run from God’s presence… and yet, when we push past the tensions and our natural inclinations, when we turn toward God and open the door, God is ready and waiting to step […]
Today we look back at the church in Corinth. They had some major issues going on within their church but one of them revolved around who was getting the credit for the church growing. The apostle Paul speaks into this debate with a gardening metaphor that both brought their debate into focus as well as […]
Have you ever stopped to think about Noah’s story? As kids, many of us heard the story and loved it! Animals, boats, water… what’s not to love? However, when we revisit this beloved “children’s story,” we discover there is A LOT more going on that we remember from Sunday School. Today, we’ll explore just one […]
When God steps into our lives, everything changes. But WHY does God choose to step in and WHAT is He stepping into? Today as we begin to explore theses moments when God interjects, we’ll explore the answers to these two big questions from Paul’s words in Ephesians 2.
Remember the song “Soon and very soon?” As we look at the final chapter of the book of Revelation, it almost feels like Jesus is leading the choir in this hymn. Five different times throughout the chapter, we are told all these things are coming “soon.” But what does that would really entail after 2,000 […]