Salvation Lives Here (A Home Blessing)
July 7, 2020
Marvel of marvels, the Living God wants—no insists—on taking up residence in our homes! “I must stay at your house,” he tells Zacchaeus. … More Salvation Lives Here (A Home Blessing)
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A Weekend at the Father’s Cabin
June 28, 2020
The Father’s Cabin is an account of Jeremy’s imaginative and prayer-generated journey to a quiet, northern lakefront cabin where the Son of God himself is our host and guide. The Father’s Cabin illuminates scripture and kingdom truths in a creative narrative style that is full of both witty humor and profound insights. This is a trip you’ll never forget! … More A Weekend at the Father’s Cabin
Jesus, Power, and Privilege
June 19, 2020
There is no shame in being privileged or being white; it’s whether or not we’re aware of this privilege, understand that privilege often comes at another’s expense, and, most importantly, what we decide to do with our privilege. … More Jesus, Power, and Privilege
“Apocalypse Now” Teaser
April 23, 2020
Join us for a new sermon series in the Book of Revelation. New video messages released on Sunday.
Revelation Reveals Jesus
April 23, 2020
If your reading of Revelation doesn’t reveal the same Jesus you know from the four Gospels, then start again. You’re misreading it. … More Revelation Reveals Jesus
Last Words 7: Into His Hands
April 11, 2020
We don’t need to wait until our final hours to place our life and death into God’s hands. … More Last Words 7: Into His Hands
Last Words 6: Finishing Well
April 11, 2020
Here’s the good news for weak and well-intentioned “quitters” like you and me: God will never quit on us! … More Last Words 6: Finishing Well
Last Words 4: Honest to God
April 10, 2020
In his cry of desperation tinged with fear, pain and even some anger, Jesus gave us all permission to express our deepest feelings before God. … More Last Words 4: Honest to God
Last Words 1: Forgive Others
April 8, 2020
Jesus died in the same way he lived: extending grace toward others. He invites us to follow his example. … More Last Words 1: Forgive Others
Last Words: Introduction
April 8, 2020
Ready or not—let’s journey to the cross and let Jesus’ words both woo and rattle us a bit as we remember the night Heaven shed tears on that hill far away. … More Last Words: Introduction
Daily Spark: “Last Words: Forgive”
April 6, 2020
Jesus died how he lived: extending grace to others. What if we followed in his steps? … More Daily Spark: “Last Words: Forgive”
A Holy Week to Remember
April 6, 2020
“This is going to be the hardest and saddest week of most Americans’ lives,” Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams said yesterday. This is a sober note to begin Holy Week on. … More A Holy Week to Remember
Daily Spark: “Breath Work” (Jonnie)
April 1, 2020
Jonnie leads us through a “breath work devotional” in Psalm 139. … More Daily Spark: “Breath Work” (Jonnie)
Daily Spark: “Breathe Peace” (Jeremy)
March 21, 2020
Jesus wants to breathe peace into our hearts and homes, so we can exhale worry and fear. … More Daily Spark: “Breathe Peace” (Jeremy)
When Pigs Fly: 7 Words & 7 Miles
March 10, 2020
Standing there by the shore, the ancient breeze tickling the back of my neck, I pointed to the other side. Seven words got them into the boat and seven miles got them across the sea to the heart of Jesus’ mission to save a life hanging in the balance. … More When Pigs Fly: 7 Words & 7 Miles
Why Christians Shouldn’t Argue Over Politics
February 1, 2020
Your favorite candidate will win or lose based on how our country votes this November. However, the church will win or lose based on our behavior between now and then. … More Why Christians Shouldn’t Argue Over Politics
The Feast is Ready! Come and Get it!
January 28, 2020
“Every wise teacher trained in the kingdom is like the homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new and old things” (Matt 13:52). Jesus warned against trying to pour new wine into old wineskins—a constant warning to Christians and church leaders down through the ages not to get too attached to our ministry models … More The Feast is Ready! Come and Get it!
May the Force be with You!
January 7, 2020
Those angels outside Bethlehem could have been Jewish Jedis when they came with their greeting that was essentially, “May the Force be with you” — that is, may the Peace or Shalom of God be with all upon whom God’s favor rests (cf. Luke 2:14)! … More May the Force be with You!
Are You Ready for Epiphany?
January 6, 2020
The very name Epiphany carries a wonderful abundance of connotations: revelation and realization and disclosure and manifestation, all with an element of surprise – a illumination of insight in which everything is transformed. … More Are You Ready for Epiphany?
A ‘Set Apart’ People in a Partisan Culture
December 21, 2019
To all God’s beloved living in the United States today, Paul would write urging us, like the church in ancient Rome, to be a set-apart people, setting up little beachheads of Christ’s eternal kingdom right here and now in the swamp of partisan politics and idolatrous nationalistic sentiment. … More A ‘Set Apart’ People in a Partisan Culture
Steeped: Tea Bag Faith
December 17, 2019
These small dry packets contain the raw materials that come alive and reveal their true taste and color when steeped in a hot cup of water. This is an apt metaphor for spiritual formation. … More Steeped: Tea Bag Faith
My Kind of Humor!
May 31, 2019
Thanks for sharing this, Keri. :)
A Bigger Salvation Story
May 28, 2019
ASCENSION SUNDAY | Luke 24:44-53 One of the difficulties we have in reading and understanding the Bible is that we often unintentionally plug individual passages and key concepts into a controlling story that is foreign to the Bible. This results in making the Bible answer questions it was never interested in addressing. For example, many … More A Bigger Salvation Story
Dandelions: A Modernized Parable
May 6, 2019
Originally posted on Kingdom Harbor:
When Sarah was a little girl, she loved to dance and twirl barefooted across the soft green grass of her childhood home and feel the soft blades in between her toes. One day she noticed a small solitary yellow dandelion growing up amidst all the green and thought, “How beautiful!”…
Spontaneous vs. Recited Prayers
May 1, 2019
Are original, spontaneous prayers the only prayers that come “from the heart”? Why do many Christians look down upon recited or written prayers as inferior? In a recent sermon I mentioned this aversion to “recited prayers” and preference for so-called prayers that come “from the heart.” I think this phenomenon is very new and modern, … More Spontaneous vs. Recited Prayers
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