What does it mean to have inclined hearts? Like the seeds that fall on good soil and begin to grow, we live our lives stretching out to God… because it matters if we don’t. We live our lives reading the Word and putting the Word into practice because it matters if we don’t.…
Few people have a good word to say about hierarchies, and yet we always seek to box people into a top bracket. In today's reading, the disciples fall into the same line of thinking.…
Read MoreDo 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.…
Read MoreArtist 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…
Read MoreJohn 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.…
Read MoreWelcome 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…
Read MoreHad Jesus been raised half an hour after His death, would we have appreciated it as much? This week, we go to Mark 16 - when Jesus’ followers were waking after Holy Saturday … a silent Saturday.…
Read MoreThe journey to the cross had questions, pain and sorrow. Seasons of our lives have the same. But dark times often lead to brighter hope if we can hold on.…
Read MoreHypocrisy, generosity and other markers of humanity are in store when you dive into Mark 12. What passage speaks loudest to you in this season?…
Read MoreMountains, donkeys and other conversations. In Mark 11, we can easily see that nothing Jesus says is surface deep. So, let's dive deep.…
Read More"We're all camels here" In other words, we all have things that we'd rather not give up. Mark 10 invites us to ponder those things.…
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