Whenever you go to see a play, you can be assured there are people working behind the scenes. They are actively getting the stage set for the next scene, waiting for their cue to do a quick, on-stage costume change.
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“Give me the beat, boys, and free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock n’ roll and drift away.” Who hasn’t wanted to just drift away?
When we say, “Jesus is our strength,” we understand there is another way to overcome the weight of this world and in our lives.
In this final week, we come full circle. Peter has dropped his nets, walked on water, professed his faith, been rebuked, received foot washing, denied Jesus, and run to the tomb. Now, Jesus once again meets Peter at the shoreline where he is casting his nets.
Even after the biggest failures, even after the worst case scenario has happened, can we run toward hope?
They are supposed to be praising Caesar. Instead, they are shouting for the one entering the city on a donkey. Their singing is subversive, courageous, and contagious.
How many times should I forgive? Jesus’s math is not predictable; it’s infinite. Forgiveness is abundant. Grace is not earned.
What does it look like to welcome complexity? Can you stay fixed upon your convictions while expanding your perspective?
When we have the courage to say, “This, I believe…,” that conviction has a ripple effect on others. If you had to speak your faith in one sentence, what would you say?
Many of us know what it feels like to be thrown off balance, to feel as if we’re sinking. In this story, we empathize with the desperation Peter feels as he cries out, and we pray for God to save us when we sink.
What is the beginning of your faith story? When has God sought you out? Have you ever felt like your calling was pursuing—or chasing—you? Did you resist? Did you follow?
We are called to a community to serve. Staying connected helps us burn bright without burning up.
Every hero story in scripture has a sidekick.
God told Moses to tell the people that God is “I Am.” This couldn’t be more clear and more vague when it comes to helping us understand who God is.
How do we burn bright without burning up?
As we bring this series to an end, we recognize that our ultimate ability to rejoice lies in our understanding that we belong to God.
Like the guiding light of a lighthouse, a star appeared and led the three Magi to exactly where they needed to be.
When all seems up in the air, it is the familiar, the known, the shared, that brings us back to our feet.
You might have heard it said, “We don’t need bigger walls or fences; we need longer tables.”
The Christmas story gives us permission to allow ourselves to be amazed