Easter is about a revolution. Beyond the eggs and bunnies, beyond the new outfits and sunrise worship, beyond all that is something wild, something unpredictable. Something a little dangerous. Welcome to a church in the wild!
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What does it take to be on top? Jesus final temptation – to rule the world if he’ll worship the devil – is a clue. What kind of test was that? And how does it shed light on the path Jesus calls us to walk today?
Continue readingBad times test our faith. But good times test our faith in a whole different way. Moses warned God’s people that the privilege they would experience in the Promised Land could be toxic to their faith if they weren’t vigilant. So as we near the end of the pandemic, what does that vigilance look like for us?
Continue readingIt’s one thing to ask if Jesus is really with us in hard times. It’s quite another to ask if we’re willing to stay with Jesus in those same hard times. Jesus wants us to have a mature, vibrant faith, one that is strong enough to support us as we follow him everywhere – even in the worst times.
Continue readingIt’s natural to ask where God is in tough times. But according to Scripture, that desire to test God is a sign of an immature faith. How can a mature faith carry us through troubled times?
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