Sabbath sounds great, but it is a habitual discipline. We have to train ourselves to keep Sabbath. The single greatest temptation to neglect the Sabbath is the temptation to think that our future depends on our extra effort. We are not our saviors, Jesus Christ is our savior. In the end we need Jesus, not […]
With Rest and renewal we create margins in our lives for relationship–relationship with friends, God and Family. Margins help us carve new time together, that we often neglect when we “spend” time together.
When we rest do we find the healing and renewal we need? Often times we relax, or take a break, but rarely do we rest the way God invites us to do in the Sabbath. Listen to learn more about how God has established a rhythm of life that includes renewing our relationship with our […]
With the Sabbath, God invites us to stop the maddness of our busy lives where time is always a scarce commodity. Instead, God wants us to experience time as a gift.
The Gospel of Luke provides a unique glimpse into the Christmas story. In Luke chapter 2 we read of yet another person that celebrates the birth of the Messiah. Neither Simeon nor Anna received an angelic announcement of Jesus’ birth. There was no star guiding their path. Instead, both people recognized Jesus amidst the hustle […]
It is so easy to celebrate the birth of Christ by doing everything for others. We prepare our homes for our friends and families. We get the perfect gift for our loved ones. God, however, celebrates Christmas not by doing things for us, but by being with us. The gift of Christmas is that God, […]
Music has the profound ability to inspire us to move beyond our current circumstances. In the midst of a confusing and new situation, Mary reveals the strength of her devotion and faithfulness in song. Scholars have come to refer to her song as the Magnificat and serves as an example of the character of Mary […]
In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, we remember the gift of joy that Christ brings. Born in a lowly barn, it would have been easy to miss the joy offered by Emmanuel, God with us. Are we so busy that we miss the moments of joy that God has […]
During this season of sentimental commercialism it’s easy to forget that loving someone is not always straight forward. Sometimes, in fact, when we act out of what we think is Love we hurt other people. The love of Christ is different because it is a love born out of confession. We confess that we do […]
As we end the church liturgical calendar year we focus different sort of kingdom God calls us to. While our culture compels us to spend and accumulate more for ourselves, Jesus reminds us to care for the marginalized. Our call as Christians is to the poor, to the weak, to the broken places because that […]