Apr 29, 2018

Picture in your mind a social scene with a table in it. What memories and events do moments at a table come to your mind? How does it feel to be welcomed to join a gathering of family or friends at the table? Jesus was an ever-welcoming table host. He used the common moments of sharing food and drink to connect...

Apr 22, 2018

In good times, I get that God is for us. But when life is tumbling, can I still feel it? Where are you God in my circumstances? In my pain? In my disappointments? Life is not just walking through easy open doors. God works all things together as we climb, crawl, and inch through life’s obstacle course. Apostle Paul...

Apr 15, 2018

Jesus offered living water to a woman at the well in Samaria…and to us today-everyone who is parched and thirsty. As we receive this life-giving refreshment, how and where can we share it with others? The need for restoration and water is great among people who for the sake of daily survival have to focus too much on...

Apr 8, 2018

It is easy to view ourselves as people who need less help than others. If we have resources and circumstances better than another, we can begin to think we have somehow earned this favor. We are all prodigal people, recklessly taking life into our own hands. When will we notice we have become self-serving and boldly...

Apr 1, 2018

Every story is a journey-and the context of it depends on where you begin to understand it. God's story of love and our relationship to our maker begins far before our disobedience, sin, and need for redemption. Focus on a penny held close enough to your eye can entirely block your view of the world? Jesus' death for...