Our Goal Is Love

Like Father, Like Son

Last week we sat in the hard, honest mess of Abraham's household — the Hagar story, where fear and impatience turned a family in on itself. It wasn't a comfortable text. But it was a true one, because it looked a lot lik

Family Advice From The Life of Abraham

God promised Abraham a nation, and then more than ten years passed with nothing to show for it. Sarah was still barren and well past the age when any of it made sense. So she did what most of us do when a promise runs lo

It Looks Good From A Distance

We Still Hold These Truths

"We hold these truths to be self-evident." Most Americans can recite the line without thinking about it. But few have paused to deeply consider what our founding document actually declares. Fewer still have held these st

Is God "Morally Sane"?

If God is all-loving and all-powerful, why does suffering exist? It's one of the oldest objections to faith, and atheist voices like Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have built careers on it. But wha

Both Jesus and Sabastian Berhalter Have Fathers Who Love Them

When Sebastian Berhalter made the U.S. World Cup roster, his father, former USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter, wrote him a letter. As Sebastian read it on camera last week, he couldn't get through it without crying, undone by

No More Middle Way

This season marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. While we celebrate the birth of our nation on July 4th, if you remember your history, you know the founding was anything but swift or certain.

The Eighth Deadly Sin

Sometime in the fourth century, a monk sat in the Egyptian desert and made a list of every way the human soul could go wrong. That list became the seven deadly sins, and for 1,500 years, through the fall of Rome, the Ref

Can Ella Langley Ever "Be Her"?

Ella Langley recently made history as the first woman to hold the top two spots on the Hot Country Songs chart for multiple weeks — surpassing Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, who each did it for one. The song at number one was

Bobby Cox Meets the Ultimate Umpire

Baseball lost one of its giants this week. Bobby Cox—Hall of Famer, fourteen consecutive division titles, one World Series ring, and. . . 162 ejections—died Saturday at the age of eighty-four. Tributes poured in from pla

Manner Or Mission

Every parent carries a question they can never quite put down. What will my child be in the future, and how do I prepare them for whatever is waiting on the other side of our home? Any mother who loves their child has wr

God's Design for Deciding

This Sunday we wrap up our Axioms series with one of the most practical principles we've explored yet: Decisions are made in small groups and confirmed in large ones. Every church has felt the tension that flows from the

The Church Exist To Equip

This Sunday we continue our journey through Ephesians as Paul addresses an important question for our church—why do we exist. Paul’s answer, and the implications, will likely surprise you. This is moving weekend for Kim

Saved to Serve

We live in a culture absolutely obsessed with purpose. There are entire sections of Barnes & Noble dedicated to helping you find yours. Personality tests that tell you whether you're an INTJ or an Enneagram 4. TED talks

Peace With God Requires Unity With Others

Our life is rooted in belief. The question is—whose? Most of us have never stopped long enough to ask where our deepest convictions actually came from. We inherited them. Absorbed them. And somewhere along the way, we st

The Jesus You Hoped For

"Have you been living under a rock?" That's essentially what two heartbroken travelers asked Jesus as they walked the dusty road to Emmaus together. Of course, they had no idea it was him. As far as they were concerned,

And The Criminals

Do you think your rap sheet is longer than mine? We all have one. It may not show up in a background check, but before a holy God, every single one of us has one. And this Sunday, we're going to look at the moment in his

The Title

Titles carry meaning and offer insight into the subject they describe. For example, a book titled “Learning to Speak Spanish” immediately informs the reader about its content and purpose. Similarly, a title provides valu

Crucified Him

When your time comes, how would you prefer to “go”? For most of us, the answer is obvious. Quietly. Quickly. Painlessly. At a ripe old age. And in our own home, in our own bed. But the truth is, unfortunately, we don't g

The Place

God could have chosen any place on the planet to do his most important work. He owns it all. He created every mountain range, every coastline, every hilltop on earth. And yet, when you trace the major moments of his rede