April 9, 2023
When Jesus rose from the grave He made it possible for us to have the best hope possible, the greatest relationship possible and a life we never dreamed possible.
February 12, 2023
Jesus never means for you to live the Christian life on our own. So He gives us the help we need from Him to live the life He calls us to live.
January 29, 2023
Jesus describes the richness of the relationship He wants us to enjoy with Him
November 27, 2022
Jesus used paradoxes to teach us that the way to life is through death
May 12, 2021
Jesus has come to give you rest. Rest from having to prove yourself to God. Rest from having to measure up to some religious standards you cannot keep. Rest from your weariness and rest from your burdens. Rest for your soul. And the reason Jesus is rest is found in the description he gives of Himself. He says, Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
January 14, 2020
In the Spring of 1985, Coca-Cola took a big risk. At the time they were steadily loosing ground to Pepsi. So they went back to the drawing board and brought in a consultant who encouraged them to reconsider what was at the core of their mission. He drew a box on a white board and… Read More »
February 18, 2018
Jesus has always been “with” the Father. That’s why God sent Jesus to us, so that when we receive Him, we too can be “with” the Father. Christianity is not a religion we adhere to, but a relationship we enter into: a relationship with God.
February 6, 2018
What does Jesus save us for? He saves you for a relationship with God. He saves you to bring you God – so you that can know Him, treasure Him and rest in His loving and secure arms now and forever. He saves you so you can know what its like to be His beloved child. And He saves you so can enjoy a new life: a life where you can learn to live and love like Jesus; a life of freedom, a life of meaning and life of adventure, walking with Him and learning to be a blessing to others as you follow Him. That’s why Jesus is the point.
February 16, 2017
God didn’t just love us so we could be forgiven, although that is true. God didn’t just love us so we could know Him and enjoy Him forever, although that is also true. No, God loved us so that He could love through us. This is what you need, what you hunger for, and what our world needs! Real love, sacrificial love, gracious and merciful love. And God loved us so that when we love one another like He loved us, then His love will have gone full circle – it will be complete! What a privilege is ours then, to love one another.
April 12, 2016
When God created us, His desire was that we would be fully alive. He put in us appetites for food, sex, adventure and joy. He put in us this desire to seize the day, grab life by the throat and drink it dry. There’s a reason your heartbeat quickens when you fall in love. There’s a reason why we have drives for success, why we want to surround ourselves with good things, why we work hard for the good life: God put His life in us so we would be fully alive.