Sin is a word we don’t like to talk about, but we’ve all felt the weight of failure when we miss the mark. In Jesus’ crucifixion, we find a God who responds to our sin not with condemnation but love. We find freedom from our sin and for our calling.
Continue readingWhen we fail, we want to shrug our shoulders and insist we’re ‘only human’. Human means limited, doomed to let people down. But Jesus’ incarnation invites us to consider that we might be meant for more than we could’ve imagined.
Continue readingAwe: we’ve all experienced it. Those moments under the stars when time slows down. The joy of a child’s love. Moments when the sacred seems to burst into our everyday lives. These moments are Jesus, God’s Son, inviting us to join in God’s life. They’re good for us, and we should seek them out more often. How can we find that life?
Continue readingHopelessness has taken root in our culture. Many of us wonder if life truly has any meaning at all. The Apostle’s Creed opens by affirming that God is the creator. This is not a scientific claim, but an insistence that each of us matters, that we all have a purpose.
Continue readingFor many, belief is the beginning of a relationship with God. But many others struggle with knowing what Christians actually believe. Many more have doubts and questions that are not easily quieted. Is belief really a barrier to a relationship with God? Or can we learn to follow as we learn to believe? Can believe be an invitation to a deeper trust in the God who wants to help our unbelief?
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