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It is hard for us to understand the exact nature of the relationship between God and Jesus. In our search to understand, we easily loose sight of the fact that Jesus is fully human. He is not partially human but fully! He is fully God too, but maybe even more human than you and I.
Jesus is not just a name or a story, but an action, a verb, a vibe… an entire way of life. Let me introduce you to Jesus.
Some of the most encouraging words you can hear in scripture are, “and it came to pass.” The promises that God has made continue to stand thousands of years later. And it came to pass, God is still good, and God’s words are still true!
I can get behind National Ice Cream and Sour Candy day, but hold the caviar please. That day was clearly not established for me.
Fear is a good tactic for temporary change, but what can have a lasting impact on the moral decisions that we have to make in our lives? Join us as we avoid the imaginary ghost who can come back and bite us in the butt.
This life is not worth living unless we are living it in relationship with other people. Too often we value independence when really it is interdependence we were created for.
June 27th is National PTSD awareness day. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a very real and a very serious problem. The good news is that there has been a breakthrough.
Today we are going to act like we are all watching the service from the comfort of our couches again. Wear your pajamas; bring a snack or your favorite stuffed animal. Today, we are going to rest.
Just because a person cannot legally be owned as property by another does not mean that they are free. Just because it is no longer legal to whip and beat persons of color does not mean it doesn’t happen anymore.
Have you ever been so sure of what you wanted, arranged your whole life to aim at that one thing? Then out of nowhere, something comes along to throw you totally off course, and you realize you didn’t know what you wanted after all.
Do you remember when you had your first kiss? Do you remember when you held your baby for the first time? Do you remember when you got accepted into the college of your choice? Do you remember when your team won a game? Do you remember when…?
It is so much fun to watch our baby boy grow. We love watching the stages he goes through to learn something we take for granted, like walking.
Have you ever applied for a job and had to give your references to the potential employers? Have those employers actually followed up with your references? The hope is that you chose the right people to speak on your behalf. After all, you did a great job and deserve a good reference. But what about when your performance was sub-par? Who will speak on your behalf then?
We should rename the book of Acts and call it the book of Boundary Breaking.
Let’s face it, there is so much that we just simply do not want to do that we are responsible for making sure gets done. So we push our feelings aside, and we do it anyways.
I must admit, I have been accused a time or two of being a bit scatterbrained. Usually, this is a red flag that says I have too much going on and am having trouble keeping it all organized.
When Jesus‘s disciples signed up for their Facebook accounts and entered their relationship status, they all chose the option, “It’s Complicated”.
When giving a bottle of water in the name of Jesus is against the law, but you’d do it anyway.
Have you ever stopped to really wonder what eternity will be like? I don’t just mean look like, but how will it feel to be in one place for all time?
At the beginning of last year, there were many message titles referencing 20/20 as perfect vision. Is hindsight 20/20?
