It's time to rethink what it means to follow Jesus Today.

It’s been said that all people understand and interpret the world and the life they lead through the lens of a story. Our stories give meaning to who we are and where we come from. They include things like our interests and personality, our career choice, where we live and work and make our community,Read more

Have you ever noticed that Jesus never asked people to pray “the sinner’s prayer?” Nor did he ever go through “the Roman’s Road” or Steps to peace with God in order to compel someone into the fold. This of course doesn’t mean that the sinner’s prayer is wrong and shouldn’t be prayed, nor does this mean thatRead more

On the morning of the third day following the death of his greatest friend, one of the disciples woke up and anxious fear gripped his thoughts.   ​I had a dream last night that Jesus died. I had the same one the night before. Each morning I wake up with this awful feeling that the dream I had beenRead more

What might it have been like for the eleven remaining disciples on the Sabbath day following the death of Jesus?  Close your eyes and imagine you are one of the eleven. You’re attempting to put the pieces together as you try to understand why Jesus had to die. Take a deep breath.  Now open them.Read more

Suffering well It’s not easy to suffer well. To get through a painful experience or a season of painful experiences. The ones who do are often people who used their time of suffering to serve and help others who were suffering in similar ways or had experienced some other kind of suffering. If we allowRead more

Loss of vision One of the greatest challenges of suffering in our world is not just the existence of suffering but in how to deal with it. So many of our attempts at avoiding or eliminating personal suffering is not simply because of the pain involved but the crippling ability of suffering to wipe outRead more