Jesus did not arrive safely, comfortably, or legally secure. He fled by night, crossed borders, and lived in fear of returning home—because a politician wanted him dead. The Gospel doesn’t leave us room to sanitize this reality. If how we treat refugees is how we treat Jesus, then the question isn’t whether Christ was a…
John Wesley didn’t stumble into revival fully formed. He was beaten down, strangely warmed, shaken, undone, and eventually overwhelmed by the tangible power of the Holy Spirit. The early Methodist movement was marked not just by disciplined theology, but by bodies trembling, people falling to the ground, and Heaven breaking in. Maybe revival has always…
What if our spiritual striving sounds less like devotion and more like a tiny dog panic-herding cats? This reflection explores how fear-based works quietly turn Jesus into a checklist—and how the gospel invites us back into a love affair where obedience flows naturally from being already accepted.
Movie theaters are spaces where stories preach without realizing they’re preaching. From absurd comedies and experimental sci-fi to horror, kids’ movies, and surprisingly faithful Jesus films, here’s a look at the movies I loved in 2025 and the themes of healing, truth, power, and humanity that lingered long after the credits rolled.
What does it actually sound like when God speaks? And how do we tell the difference between God’s voice, our own inner dialogue, and voices that definitely aren’t from God? As we kick off a new teaching series on spiritual gifts, this message dives into the gift of prophecy and offers practical, grounded ways to…
Christmas holds both glory and grief, stars and straw. In the shifting moods of the nativity story, we’re reminded that Jesus meets us not just in joy or sorrow—but in all of it.
As 2025 wound down, I found myself paying close attention to the music that lingered with me. From trance-tinged electronic albums and hipster hymn reimaginings to slow, Scripture-soaked worship records, these releases became the soundtrack to the final stretch of the year. Here are the albums I kept coming back to—and why they mattered to…
Christians have long used the Book of Revelation to decode modern politics—except, curiously, when it becomes uncomfortably close to home. By setting aside conspiracy theories and reading Revelation as a prophetic critique of empire, we discover a repeating cycle of Babylon, beasts, and compromised faith. John’s ancient vision still speaks with unsettling clarity to America,…
Sixty years ago, A Charlie Brown Christmas broke every rule of television—child actors, slow pacing, raw jazz, no laugh track, and a bold decision to let Scripture take center stage. CBS feared “the Bible thing,” but Charles Schulz held his ground. The result became one of the most beloved Christmas specials of all time. What…
A beloved worship lyric claims that “the wrath of God was satisfied” at the cross—but does this actually reflect the biblical picture of a grieving Father and a self-giving Son? In this post, we explore why that line misses the deeper beauty of divine love, divine wrath, and the God who enters our broken realm…
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