Words Change Matter
Words of encouragement are far more scarce than we usually recognize. Learning about how the human being's brain responds to both the absence and the presence of encouragement opens up another level o...
21 Okt 202110min
Believing The Gospel
What it means to actually believe the gospel is actually one of the greatest confusions within the church. But, according to Jesus, it's a lot more like trust than trying. The interaction between Jesu...
13 Okt 20218min
How To Grow In Christlikeness
What exactly does it mean to be like Christ? To grow in Christlikeness? Who causes it and how does it happen? What exactly is it we turn into if we are transformed? Jesus didn't set up an impossible l...
30 Sep 20218min
Transformation is a Dirty Word
Transformation can be a tricky subject for the Church. It often shows up not as the blessed aftermath of getting wrecked by grace, but as the strategy instead. If you've ever felt like you're supposed...
23 Sep 20217min
Do Doubts & Questions Disqualify?
The doubts and questions we all come by honestly are all too often dismissed or demonized by other people. Unfortunately, belonging is also often intimately connected with whether or not you agree wit...
16 Sep 20217min
Freedom Is In Dependence, Not Independence
More than any other moment in history, today independence is hailed as the ultimate goal of humanity. Independence is seen as the epitome of freedom. But in light of what Jesus said and did, we learn ...
10 Sep 20217min
Encouragement For The Exhausted
Discouragement, depression, despair, and even despondence plague people everywhere in a myriad of ways. Although the difficulties of life never seem to end, the Good News of Jesus has something to say...
2 Sep 20218min
The God No One Sees Coming
Who God turns out to be surprises us and catches us off guard every time we think about it. His coming to dwell with and in his creation turns our idea of hospitality on its head. We just about never ...
26 Aug 20218min
