God With Us: Raggedy Rags
It takes some form of bravery to admit that everything you have to offer God is viewed by him as dirty rags in comparison to what Jesus has done. The Christmas story declares that none of your efforts...
24 Dec 202112min
God With Us: Father's Embrace
One of the most difficult things to believe is that God's posture towards us is one of embrace. We typically believe anything but. We especially believe that 'God With Us' is possible only upon our ab...
18 Dec 202110min
God With Us: Storyteller
It's easy to think the Christian story about Jesus is full of sermons, commands, theological teaching and Scripture. But, a simple reading of the Gospels reveals that so much of Jesus' recorded speech...
11 Dec 202111min
God With Us: Count The Waves
What really are the implications of God With Us, Immanuel, the God who has come to be with his creation? What is the Incarnation and does it actually have any impact on me, my life, how I live, and wh...
4 Dec 20219min
Improper Thanksgiving
With all the swirling thanksgiving emails, tweets, reels, Hallmark cards, and sermons, you'd think if we don't give thanks rightly, we will be putting ourselves in the crosshairs of God's judgment. Bu...
24 Nov 20218min
"I've Never Seen A Pastor Cry"
Lark stories help illustrate why we are so adamant about spreading the message of the cross. Check out this one to hear about how one friend never saw a pastor cry until he told me about his story and...
18 Nov 20218min
Jesus, Galileo & Giving Thanks
The story of how the Church dealt with Galileo is an important point of conversation for today's Church. Have we learned at all from how that story played out? Have we given up on getting it right or ...
12 Nov 20219min
Give God Nothing
The question of how do we live now that we believe God has redeemed us is a troubling one. Many of us live and die in anxiety about whether or not we did it right. But what if the life of faith is exp...
3 Nov 20218min
