Why Jesus Had to Die

Suppose you go into a store as a kid, and you break an expensive vase. What do you do now?  Wouldn’t someone need to pay for it? Have you ever messed up in a big way and had someone else cover for you? If a child breaks a vase in a store, someone will need to pay the...

Will Justice Prevail?

Have you ever been at a game where an official made a blatantly unjust call? If you were on the losing end of the call, chances are you and those on your team were not happy campers. Years ago, Peter Falk played in the TV show Columbo. Even though he had a glass eye...

Sin, What is it and Why it Hurts

A desert nomad awakened in the middle of the night and began eating dates from a bowl beside his bed. He took a bite from one and saw a worm in it, so he threw it out of the tent. He picked up a second date and took a bite out of it and found another worm. He threw...

Face to Face: Seeing God in Jesus

Rooted and Real: The Core of the Christian Faith This Sunday (Sept. 7), we begin a new series called Rooted & Real: The Core of the Christian Faith. In a world of shifting ideas, what must we truly believe to be followers of Jesus?  Over the next 7 weeks, we’ll...

Roadside Hospitality

This Sunday we walk the road to Emmaus with two disciples whose hopes have been crushed — and we discover how the risen Jesus meets us most fully at the table. In Luke 24:13–35 we’ll see that it is the ordinary act of hospitality — inviting a stranger in, sharing a...

Let the Little Children Come

As we continue our series on “Dining with Jesus,” this Sunday we’ll gather around a different sort of meal—one without bread or tablecloth, yet full of Kingdom life. In Luke 18:15–17 Jesus stops the bustling crowd to welcome children, intentionally making space for...