When was the last time you offered YOURSELF some self-compassion: mindfulness, common humanity and self-kindness? If it's been a minute, you'll want to read therapist Kylie Larson's column about caring well for ourselves.…
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Do you observe Sabbath? Why and how? Do you love those who hate you? Why or why not? How about this: When was the last time you built a house on quicksand instead of a firm foundation? This week’s Luke 6 Bible Experience is full of questions to chew on.…
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What does refuge mean to you? Welcome to The Deconstructed Church. Where congregants create their own virtual liturgy.…
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Tendencies from our past don't have to be our present truth. Therapist Kylie shares how to navigate our core traits from past to present.…
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"I am willing," Jesus says in Luke 5. With His words and His touch, He showed willingness to heal and care. He's still willing today. Are we willing to receive?…
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Artist Carl Wilhelmson painted a family part of the local fishing community from his native Bohuslän, Sweden, showing them crossing the water to get to church. Probably “as they usually did” on a Sunday. In Luke 4, Jesus goes to synagogue “as he usually did.” Kinda makes you think about…
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Welcome to church! “Church?” you may be asking yourself. Yes. Church. Traditionally, “church” was a building. But, we live in a digital age where many of us don’t even go to a building for work anymore, let alone for church. So, this digital space is not just standing in for…
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Big, heavy things in our lives can make us feel small. But, as therapist Kylie Larson points out in her article this week, there's more to who you are than your mental health in this moment.…
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John the Baptist's whole life points to Jesus and the Gospel. Some confuse John's message as a call for sacrifice. But the Gospel requires mercy, not sacrifice; and its design is to engage us to do all the good we can and to be just to all men.…
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Hope, expectation and celebration are all parts of the very human experiences of the birth of the son of God.…
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