Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the season of Lent. This rich Christian tradition reminds us to repent and get our lives centered, our priorities straight, and our hearts clean before God. Lent is also a reminder of God’s steadfast love even as we acknowledge our sin. In scripture, ashes serve both as a symbol of our mortality and of repentance.

Stayin' Alive

There’s so much talk about mental and physical health these days. But how do you keep your SOUL healthy? Is that even a thing? How is it with your soul?
It’s easy to drift spiritually. Our hearts get pulled, our days get filled, and we find ourselves empty and far from God. With so much stress and life-draining junk going on

Hope Rising

As we begin the new year, let's be a people with hope and be ready to bring that hope to others.

Christmas Playlist

What soundtrack are you playing in your mind? What’s filling our minds?

As a way of getting at that, we want to use some of the power themes that come through the familiar Christmas carols.

The Elephant in the Room

We can’t ignore the elephant in the room when our finances get out of control. The resulting stress impacts every other area of life, stealing our joy, snatching our peace, and locking us into a prison that makes us believe there’s no way out. It’s hard enough to talk about money when things are going well, but regret and anxiety

Force of Habit

We are what we repeatedly do. Habits shape us. They form our future. It may not seem like a big deal if we have a habit of biting our nails or licking our lips, as annoying as that can be. But outbursts of anger, incessant worrying, lusting at pornography, patterns of lying, running to unhealthy escapes or working so much

Stand

Trying to follow Jesus today is only becoming more challenging. Cultural opposition is real and growing. And there can even be rifts “within the ranks” that add greater stress and further stain the reputation of the church. For Christ followers everywhere--and for anyone trying to make it in this world--the state of things can be discouraging! Into exactly this kind

An M.O. Like MO

How do you deal with failure?
How do you keep following God when it’s hard?
How can you have a truly fulfilling life -- when you face unexpected and unwelcome turns along the way?
These are BIG questions we all want answers to. This summer we will get answers from one of the greatest figures in world history. Moses.
Everybody

Baptism Splash

The things that stress us out the most are when we begin to lose control of something. It brings up insecurity in us and reveals the cracks in our perfectly-controlled world. And religion is sometimes the last place people look when things start spinning out of control.
Thing is, none of us are in control. We can't fix everything. We need