While we may gravitate towards the Jesus we see in the Gospels, we may fear the God of the Old Testament. Jesus expresses God's love and compassion. But in the Old Testament God can seem angry and vindictive. We may feel like we don't have a cohesive picture of God if we can't reconcile the…

Believe it or not, the gospel has a lot to say about how we relate to our possessions. While we all need stuff, Jesus challenges us to relate differently to the things we own. So this week we look at what the gospel says about Money. First, Jesus shows us that money doesn't give you…

We all know what it's like to aspire to be a good person and to fall short of our goals. We have chosen our own way, rather than Gods, and the consequence has been a rupture in that relationship. When we want to live right, we struggle to know what God's will is, and even…

As we explore the implications of the good news, we have to wrestle with how Jesus Changes Our Identity. If Jesus (the crucified and risen) is our Lord, then we have to think differently about who we are. Jesus gives us a new family. So our obligation to fellow believers trumps even our obligations to…

It's not a secret today that outside of the church, people are wary about Christians and Power. Those who claim to follow Jesus often do a poor job of following his command to love even their enemies. The church often feels two opposing forces. On one hand, we want to faithfully follow Jesus' command to…

Our spiritual eyes give us a distorted picture of reality, which the Gospel (Good News) can correct. But often we define this good news as a transaction: if I believe in Jesus, I'll go to heaven." But this misses the mark. It's not a statement about our eternal destination, the Gospel is Jesus. The fact…