We cannot give until we have first received.  We cannot bless others until we first receive for ourselves God’s blessing. However for many of us it’s as if we leave our Christmas presents under the tree, unopened. We don’t experience God’s blessings personally, and thus are unable to share them with others. This Sunday we’ll…

When Jesus calls us to mission, what should we expect? What’s His mission and what are our marching orders? Today in Luke 10 we’ll explore the ways of the kingdom. And if you’ve ever thought Christianity is boring – buckle your seatbelts. We’ve got wolves and lightning, demons and scorpions, and the unconquerable power of…

  We know that God answers prayer…except when he doesn’t. We don’t like to think about it, but what are we to make of those times when God is silent, when our prayers are apparently unheeded? Our passage from Isaiah is one of the most disquieting passages in Scripture, yet it provides us with some…

What do we do when we’re in a rut? When we’re stuck, confused, and the walls are closing in? The prophet Isaiah speaks to a people who are in such a rut, struggling with the calamity of the Exile and wondering how to respond. Remarkably, we find that simply trying to climb out of the…